An unidentified man was found inside La Center High School, prompting administration to put all three of the city’s schools on lockdown for about 15 minutes Tuesday morning.
A staff member approached the man and asked if he needed any help and he told the staffer that he was looking for a pool or weight room, La Center Superintendent Mark Mansell said. He was described as a white man, about 40 years old.
When asked to leave, the man left without incident. However, administration put the high, middle and elementary school campuses on lockdown about 8:30 a.m. and asked La Center police to respond.
“Our kids were never in danger,” Mansell said. “We’d rather be safe than sorry … The bottom line is that we put our kids into a safe place.”
