Righetti High School Student Booked Into Juvenile Hall For Making False Emergency Call
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ORCUTT, Calif. – As of 5 p.m., Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies say one Righetti High School student has been arrested for making a false call to police today.
Earlier today the school was placed on lockdown just before students were going to be dismissed for lunch. Deputies say they received a false call that someone had been stabbed in one of the school’s bathrooms. Moments after the lockdown parents quickly rushed to the school to find out what was going on.
“My heart is beating very fast, I don’t know if my son is involved or not you know you never know I call and no body answered,” says Johavany Kurokawa. She says she had come to the school to pick up her son.
After a search of the school, deputies say they found that no one had been hurt, and classes resumed as normal.
“It’s very disheartening and it puts you in a very nervous situation that you can’t send your child to school and know that she is safe and that she is going to make it home by the end of the day,” says Selina Austin.
The student arrested has been booked into juvenile hall.
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As of 12:50 p.m., the lockdown at Righetti High School has been lifted. The incident was unfounded according to investigators and school officials. It’s unknown if classes will resume for the day.
Sana Barbara County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover released the following statement:
Just after noon, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stabbing inside a bathroom at Righetti High School. The school was placed on a precautionary lockdown while Sheriff’s deputies investigated. It was determined the call was unfounded and false. Two male students were detained and are under investigation for possibly making a false report of an emergency. The lockdown lasted approximately 30 minutes.
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ORIGINAL STORY
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a report of a possible assault at Righetti High School after 12 p.m.
The initial report called for an investigation into a possible stabbing. However, deputies have not located any evidence of a stabbing but continue to investigate the incident.
The school was placed on lockdown while police conduct a sweep for evidence.
Emergency medical responders were called out to the scene but as of 12:40 p.m. have been cancelled.
Parents are also on scene but must wait to pick up their children from school once the lockdown is lifted.
No other details were immediately known.
We have a news crew on scene. School officials are not saying anything at this time.
Will update this story as new information becomes available.
