Backpacks and large purses are no longer allowed on the grounds of Adair County Middle School and Adair County High School. Superintendent Jason Faulkner has been providing updates about the reported threat investigations and schools had to close some days out of an abundance of caution.

Adair County High School was placed on a hard lockdown after a potential threat was reported.According to Superintendent Jason Faulkner, the lockdown was prompted by a student’s report of another student with a gun on campus.

After a threat to Adair County Public Schools on Wednesday, the district has banned backpacks. The district said backpacks would not be allowed on the middle and high school campuses, covering sixth through 12th graders starting Monday.

A lockdown was in effect at Minarets High School in Madera County after deputies were made aware of a “potential threat” on campus Friday afternoon, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the Sheriff’s Office,

Several schools in Caldwell County went into a so-called “soft lockdown” as a precaution Friday as threats continue to circulate in the wake of recent school shootings. Multiple schools in the Caldwell County Schools district went on a precautionary lockdown on Friday,