***Closings***    Holton Senior Center - Closed Wednesday *** Jackson County Courthouse Closed Wednesday *** NEK-CAP Offices & Centers - All Closed on Wednesday *** Nemaha County Meals on Wheels and Public Transportation Closed Wednesday *** Cardiac Rehab at Amberwell Hiawatha Cancelled for Wednesday *** Harvesters Distribution at Nemaha Comm. Center cancelled Wednesday also at Sabetha *** Auburn Head Start Closed Wednesday *** Falls City Head Start Closed Wednesday *** Falls City Public Schools Closed Wednesday *** Falls City Sacred Heart Closed Wednesday *** Highland Community College - All Campuses and Classes Cancelled Wednesday *** Humboldt Table Rock Steinaur Closed Wednesday *** Johnson County Central Schools Closed Wednesday *** Kickapoo Nation School - Closed Wednesday *** Maur Hill - Mount Academy closed Wednesday *** Pawnee City Schools Closed Wednesday *** Saint Benedict Catholic School closed Wednesday *** Sterling Schools Closed Wednesday *** Table Rock Head Start Closed Wednesday *** USD 111 Doniphan West closed Wednesday. No parent/teacher conferences *** USD 113 Prairie Hills - Closed Wednesday *** USD 114 Riverside - Closed Wednesday *** USD 115 Nemaha Central--closed Wednesday *** USD 322 Onaga, Havensville, Wheaton - Closed Wednesday *** USD 335 Jackson Heights - Closed Wednesday *** USD 336 Holton - Closed Wednesday *** USD 337 Royal Valley - Closed Wednesday *** USD 338 Valley Falls - Closed Wednesday *** USD 340 Jeff West - Closed Wednesday *** USD 341 Oskaloosa - Closed Wednesday *** USD 342 McLouth - Closed Wednesday *** USD 343 Perry Lecompton - Closed Wednesday *** USD 372 Silver Lake - Closed Wednesday *** USD 377 ACCHS - Closed Wednesday *** USD 409 Atchison-closed Wednesday *** USD 415 Hiawatha--closed Wednesday *** USD 429 Troy - Closed Wednesday *** USD 430 South Brown County--closed Wednesday ***
AHS under 9 minute "Medical Lockdown" Thursday
01/16/2025

(KAIR)--A "Medical Lockdown," lasting less than ten minutes, went into place Thursday afternoon at Atchison High School, with parents and patrons alerted of the situation through emergency message.

Sent at 1:24 Thursday afternoon, the message read, in part, that with the Medical Lockdown in place, "students are to remain in classrooms until the medical situation is taken care of and the medical lockdown is lifted."

At 1:32 a second alert was sent, telling recipients that the lockdown was lifted, and "AHS is resuming the normal schedule."

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Renee Nugent, through emailed correspondence with MSC News, explained that a medical lockdown is a protocol the school district "occasionally implement[s] when EMS is called to our campus to respond to a medical situation involving a student or staff member, adding that the measure "ensures the safety and privacy of those involved while also allowing emergency personnel to navigate the building and provide care without disruption. During a medical lockdown, students and staff remain in their classrooms until the situation is resolved and the lockdown is lifted."

From implementation to cancellation, the lockdown was in place for, Nugent says, "under 9 minutes."


© Many Signals Communications

You will need to be logged in to leave a comment.

Please Login


characters left

The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited.

Click here to review our Terms of Use.