UPDATE: Lockdown Lifted at North Branford Schools

Update: 12:25 p.m.

The lockdown on three North Branford schools was lifted around noon.

"The Police Department advised us it was safe to clear our lockdown," said Kim Neubig, officer manager for North Branford Board of Education. "It [the lockdown] was a very calm, organized, proactive response to the report. Students were informed that the doors were locked but classes were going on as normal, they just weren't allowed outside. Parents were notified by our school messenger service about the lockdown and they are now being notified that it has been lifted." 

Original Story

North Branford placed three of its four schools on lockdown as police search for the suspect in on Foxon Road. , and –all located along Route 80–are all in the midst of their first-ever lockdown.

Secretaries at all three schools confirmed that students are going about their normal days but all outside doors are locked and no one is going in or out of the schools. There will be no outside gym classes today.

At this time, it is undetermined what will happen should the lockdown extend past school hours. Seniors at NBHS will not be able to leave school early if they have study halls at the end of the day, as is usually the case.

"Until we get the all-clear, we don't want to put anyone in harm's way," said Marilyn Steiner, secretary at NBHS. "The students know what is going on and understand it is for their safety." 

The staff is discouraging parents from picking their children up early from school.