DETROIT — A lockdown imposed at Grosse Pointe North High School last week due to a false report of an active shooter threat will have an impact well beyond the 30 minutes students and staff were forced to hide and wait for the all-clear.
Steve Swartz says his 14-year-old daughter who was at North during the lockdown on Dec. 19 is still unpacking what happened.
"The class my daughter was in when the lockdown started, someone said it was a drill. The teacher started throwing things against the door. She said 'This is the real deal.' That obviously changes the tone," Swartz said. "My daughter was hiding in the back of the classroom with the biggest textbook she could find to cover her vital organs. The teacher was lying on the floor trying to console others.
