UPDATE, 2:33 p.m.:

All clear.

Eureka City Schools administrators posted the following statement to social media this afternoon:

Dear EHS and ZOE Families,

Just after 1:00 PM today, both the Eureka High School and ZOE campuses were placed into lockdown after a threat was received. Out of an abundance of caution, administration and staff immediately implemented safety protocols while the situation was assessed. The lockdown was lifted at approximately 1:50 PM after law enforcement determined it was safe to do so, and normal learning activities resumed shortly thereafter. We would like to thank the Eureka Police Department (EPD) for their swift response and partnership in ensuring the safety of our learners and staff. As always, the safety of our learners remains our highest priority.

Thank you for your continued support.

Eureka City Schools

College of the Redwoods administrators also gave the all-clear.

CR campus was on lockdown this afternoon due to a threat to campus; we are now in the clear.

Thank you to campus security and local police for investigating swiftly.

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UPDATE, 2:07 p.m.:

The threat appears to lack credibility, at least at the two Eureka high schools, according to law enforcement.

“We are on scene [at EHS] investigating and can confirm no credible threat,” said Eureka Police Department spokesperson Rachel Sollom.

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Original post:

At least three local school campuses — Eureka High, Zoe Barnum High and CR’s main campus — have been placed on lockdown over concerns about a possible active shooter, though there has been no shooting, according to law enforcement officials. 

“There’s no school shooter,” Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Erin Inskip said. “Deputies are responding out to Tompkins Hill Road but there is no shooting. There was a threat that somebody was being bullied and that someone would start shooting but the threat hasn’t been confirmed. CR is on a lockdown. Deputies are responding.”

CR students are on spring break this week, but they received an alert on their phones: “CR main campus lockdown - threat of a school shooter. If on campus, stay inside. If off campus, avoid the area.”

Del Norte High School has also been placed on lockdown, Redwood Voice reports. Students are currently secured inside their classrooms while law enforcement investigate a threat that had been called into the school, Del Norte Unified School District spokesman Michael Hawkins told Redwood Voice.

This story is breaking. We’ll update as more information becomes available.