In Regard to the Incident at Jensen Beach High School

UPDATE: 4/21 1:03 pm

Families: Update to our on-campus activity: All students are reporting to fifth period while law enforcement completes the next phase of its response. This includes accounting for every student on campus and assisting any students who may have gone to nearby shopping centers during the initial law enforcement response with returning to campus. Once all students have been accounted for, instruction will resume and the lockout will be lifted, meaning normal access to and from campus will be restored. Parents who choose to pick up their student may do so once this process is complete; however, there is no requirement to do so, as instruction will continue as planned. Parents, thank you for being attentive to these updates and for your continued partnership in safety. We are grateful to our students and staff for following our safety protocols as trained, and to our law enforcement partners for their swift, thorough, and protective response.

4/21 12:35 pm

Families and staff: This message is to inform you that an anonymous tip was reported to the Stuart Police Department today regarding weapons and our campus. Law enforcement responded and immediately and thoroughly searched our campus. Based on that thorough investigation, the tip has been determined to be not credible. Please know that our students and staff remain safe. Law enforcement presence continues on our campus- for that reason, no one is permitted to come onto or leave our property at this time. We thank you for your concern and continued support of our school. We will share additional information as it becomes available.

MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT