Washoe County School District authorities say an overheard conversation involving a student with a possible weapon(s) is what led to the code red lockdown at Spanish Springs High School Tuesday.
WCSD Police Chief Jason Trevino says the student in question with the incident was found off campus, and is now talking with authorities.
Officers closed down the school, and searched room-by-room.
Also, all outdoor activities were suspended as officers conducted the search until the situation was deemed safe. Once it was, classes resumed as scheduled.
A code red threat means this is a more physical lockdown than others, because the possible threat is on campus. A code yellow lockdown happens when a potential threat is near campus. For example, a code yellow threat means that windows and doors are locked but class continues. In a code red lockdown, classroom instruction is interrupted.
No one was hurt.
