‘School is clear.’ Riverbank High locked down over disturbing graffiti in bathroom
Riverbank High School was on lockdown for about two hours Monday morning as deputies with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office and Riverbank Police Services investigated a “suspicious circumstances” call.
At 9:30 a.m., deputies got a call from the school principal about graffiti found on a bathroom wall. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Luke Schwartz said the graffiti is “threatening in nature.” At 11:29 a.m., Riverbank police posted an update that the school was clear.
The school is located in the 6200 block of Claus Road in Riverbank.
“Out of an abundant of caution, the school has been placed in a temporary lockdown while law enforcement stands-by to assist school staff with an administrative safety security sweep,” said an earlier post on the Riverbank Police Services Facebook page. “Nothing unusual or out of the ordinary has been located as of the writing of this posting.”
Riverbank Unified School District posted on Facebook, “After investigating the situation, it was determined that there was never any viable threat to Riverbank High School.”
District Superintendent Christine Facella told The Bee the graffiti was a general threat, not directed at any particular person or group. To keep students and staff safe, “we always have to work out of an abundance of caution,” she said, noting that the school had a similar incident in April.
Students resumed classes once the lockdown was lifted.
This story was originally published September 12, 2022 at 11:21 AM.
