A “Shelter in Place” order was put into place at Yucca Valley Elementary School yesterday morning (October 27) at around 11:30 a.m.
School administrators discovered a potentially threatening message on cement outside of the school gates. They notified the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, and out of an abundance of caution, issued the order. The order was lifted at 2:30 p.m., after Sheriff’s Deputies deemed the school safe, in time for normal after school pickup. Parents were notified via email about the order, and asked not to come to school grounds until normal dismissal time.
A “Shelter in Place” order is a lower tiered alert implemented by schools within the Morongo Unified School District. Education continues for students during the order, but movement on the campus is regulated and no one is allowed to enter or exit. Yucca Valley Elementery School Prinicipal Celeste Wahlberg issued a statement thanking parents for their cooperation.
The schools evening programming, a “Trunk or Treat” event, was not affected by the Shelter in Place order.
