'Code Yellow' Alert At High School Is False Alarm

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

By DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer-

A code yellow alert was initiated at Warsaw Community High School this morning, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

"In this day and age, with these kind of activities, we investigate," said Principal Dr. Jennifer Brumfield.

At 9:40 a.m. today, Brumfield said they were notified of two male subjects entering the high school when someone opened a locked door for them. Their vehicle was parked across the grassy knoll at the Central Administration office.

The police department was contacted to check out the car and the license plate came back as being registered in Elkhart County. No student was found to be related to the person who the car was registered to.

The two male subjects could not be identified on the security cameras and could not immediately be located in the school.

Brumfield said at that point a code yellow alert was issued. Code yellow is the lowest level alert, with red being the highest. During a code yellow, doors and classes are locked and staff and students exit the hallways. Courses are taught as normal.

During the search of the high school, Brumfield said, no one could be found. On the intercom, teachers were asked to find out if the vehicle parked at the Central Administration building belonged to any of their students. After a short time, a student came forward and reported he drove the car along with a second student.

The Warsaw Police Department and Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department were at the scene. [[In-content Ad]]

A code yellow alert was initiated at Warsaw Community High School this morning, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

"In this day and age, with these kind of activities, we investigate," said Principal Dr. Jennifer Brumfield.

At 9:40 a.m. today, Brumfield said they were notified of two male subjects entering the high school when someone opened a locked door for them. Their vehicle was parked across the grassy knoll at the Central Administration office.

The police department was contacted to check out the car and the license plate came back as being registered in Elkhart County. No student was found to be related to the person who the car was registered to.

The two male subjects could not be identified on the security cameras and could not immediately be located in the school.

Brumfield said at that point a code yellow alert was issued. Code yellow is the lowest level alert, with red being the highest. During a code yellow, doors and classes are locked and staff and students exit the hallways. Courses are taught as normal.

During the search of the high school, Brumfield said, no one could be found. On the intercom, teachers were asked to find out if the vehicle parked at the Central Administration building belonged to any of their students. After a short time, a student came forward and reported he drove the car along with a second student.

The Warsaw Police Department and Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department were at the scene. [[In-content Ad]]

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