Overview
- Authorities received reports of a person with a weapon near Waukee High on Friday morning, prompting a large police response and an external lockdown of Waukee High and adjacent Prairieview.
- Under the district’s external lockdown protocol classes remained in session but entry and exit were barred and families were asked not to come to campus.
- Officers and additional responders swept areas inside and outside the buildings, reported no injuries, and said they found nothing to indicate an active threat or that a firearm had been present.
- The district said the external lockdown lasted about 90 minutes, was lifted at roughly 9:15 a.m., and the police sent a follow-up message around 9:20 a.m. confirming all schools would operate normally.
- School leaders and police praised the quick response and standard procedures that kept students inside during the check, and families were kept informed through district messages and police updates as the situation was resolved.