Update: The Sheboygan Police have arrested a 14 year old male student for his part in today’s incident at Sheboygan South High School. The investigation is ongoing to determine who else was responsible for the call. Police say the call was intended to cause fear and there was no real threat to the school. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the SPD at 920-459-3333.
On Thursday, September 19, at about 2:10 pm, the Sheboygan Police Department responded to Sheboygan South High School to investigate a report of a student in possession of a handgun in the school. At the time of the call, a School Resource Officer was inside the school and reported that he was not aware of any issues going on inside. Officers responded to the school and were unable to locate the caller, or any evidence to suggest that any of the information in the originating phone call was true.
While the officers were investigating, an ambulance was called for an unrelated, medical problem inside the school.
Sheboygan Police have said that there are no safety issues at the school or the surrounding area and there is no evidence that the caller was even inside the school.
The school is in the process of lifting the lockdown and releasing students.
