POMONA, Calif. (KTLA) — A high school in Pomona was put on lockdown Friday morning after receiving two threatening phone calls.
Police said the calls were made around 9 a.m. to the principal at Diamond Ranch High school, located at 100 Diamond Ranch road.
An L.A. County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team was brought in by helicopter.
Authorities said the lockdown was a precautionary measure and that no evacuations had been ordered.
Dozens of concerned parents showed up outside the school.
“My daughter called me and said, ‘Mom, they’ve locked down the school. They’re not letting anybody out,’” one mother told KTLA.
“She said that somebody had told them that it was a bomb threat and a gun threat, and I got a phone call from somebody else also telling me the same thing,” she said.
“With all the stuff that’s going on, you just never know,” she added. “It’s just terrifying to know that your kids are on lockdown and you don’t really know what’s going on.”
One student who was late to school heard about the lockdown as he was arriving. He said he had been texting with classmates who were inside the school.
“At least my class, they’re barricaded in with chairs, and I think the lights are turned off too,” he said. “We had finals today, but they’re not doing those anymore.”
Friday is the last day of classes at Diamond Ranch High School before winter break.
Deputies confirmed just after 1 p.m. that the lockdown had been lifted.
18 Comments to “Pomona School Locked Down After Threatening Calls”
December 21, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Probably Mark's monkey azz!
December 21, 2012 at 2:11 PM
racist fagg
December 21, 2012 at 2:27 PM
Go hang on a tree!
December 21, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Wow, thank god I was going to school late…Hopefully everyone there is ok…
December 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Over reacting
December 21, 2012 at 10:59 AM
DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO INTERUPT MILLIONAIRE? YOU AREN'T SAYING ANYTHING MORE THAN THE 2 -3 SENTENCES OVER AND OVER AND SHOWING NOTHING. THIS IS NOT REALLY BREAKING NEWS!!! WAIT I'M GOING TO FART..HURY GET A NEWS TRUCK OVER FOR BREAKING NEWS
December 21, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Hey you, Shut up…..Oh did we interrupt your tv show? Well to bad! This IS breaking news, all that has happened the last 2 weeks with the shootings, this is needed as news! To show that police are not taking threats to schools lightly. I suggest you shut up and go whine some more..
December 21, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Im Stuck In Mr. Duarte's Class
December 21, 2012 at 11:38 AM
That student that was late said, "We have finals today". Looks like someone didn't want to take their Finals.
December 21, 2012 at 12:31 PM
garey high bang or dont bang
December 21, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Its been 3hrs we have been under lock down.Like an hr ago one sheriff came to our class room said that soon we would evacuate but till this time they havent told us anything. They had informed us that we are back on lockdown again.
December 21, 2012 at 12:59 PM
what about finals? should we go back to school?
January 2, 2013 at 11:20 PM
yeah u should go back to school and wensday and thursday will count as second semester and friday we will take our finas
December 21, 2012 at 1:35 PM
KID'S SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS
December 21, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Finals have been postpone
December 21, 2012 at 1:42 PM
At this time some students are being realized but only if parents are at school
December 21, 2012 at 2:26 PM
realized or released? You dumbfck! Maybe you should stay in school and not go home yet!
December 21, 2012 at 10:23 PM
im so glad that I made it out safe! I was stuck in class for 5hrs!