Ernest Ward Middle School Placed On Lockdown

October 5, 2018

Ernest Ward Middle School was placed on a precautionary lockdown just before dismissal time Friday afternoon after authorities received  a report of a man with a rifle near the school.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office quickly made contact with the man, and there was no threat, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The man was on his own property near the school.

The lockdown was quickly lifted.

File photo.

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One Response to “Ernest Ward Middle School Placed On Lockdown”

  1. K on October 6th, 2018 10:31 am

    Anyone got a yearbook from 1960?

    In that Ernest Ward Yearbook, the Principal is wearing a badge, with his foot on the bumper of a car, holding a shotgun.

    It’s the staff photo, and the caption portrays the Principal as a Warden.

    It’s a school in the middle of the country, and hunting season is due.