A spate of anonymous telephone calls warning of attacks on public schools sparked evacuations and lockdowns in at least a dozen Colorado school districts on Wednesday, but the measures were lifted after police determined the threats were unfounded.
About 200 students and staff were evacuated following the report, she said, explaining that classes at Boulder High start on a delayed schedule on Wednesdays.
Threats of violence that never materialized were known to have sparked security precautions in at least 17 school districts or individual schools statewide, according to a Reuters' tally. According to the Alamosa School District, 230 miles south of Boulder, someone called early Wednesday morning saying an armed individual had entered a middle school there, triggering a lockdown that was lifted soon after.
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