Schools lock down due to potential threat

A “secure the perimeter” ensuring the safety of school students and personnel was ordered Monday afternoon at Newcastle Elementary School and Newcastle Middle School.

School administration said they made the decision after being advised by Newcastle Police Department. They wanted to ensure a threat that was potentially in the area did not cause any danger. Police had received reports of a suspicious person.

A statement from NPD indicates that “on December 9, the NPD received a call from the Oklahoma City Police Department requesting a welfare check on an individual who had called a suicide hotline.