Orono Public Schools Experience "Lockdown with Warning" Friday Afternoon

All students and staff members in Orono Public Schools went on a “lockdown with warning” Friday afternoon after a staff member expressed concern about a "a suspicious individual in the high school stadium," according to a message sent to parents Friday.

The message to parents, provided by the district, stated as follows:

All students and staff members in Orono Public Schools are safe after a “lockdown with warning” was issued to all buildings.  Students will be dismissed as usual.

The warning was called about 1:50 p.m. when a staff member was concerned by a suspicious individual in the high school stadium.

The Orono Police Department responded and took appropriate action, and the lockdown was dismissed at 2:10 p.m.

Our students and staff practice lockdown drills throughout the year, and it proved to be an effective precaution in today’s incident.

Patch will provide more information if it should become available.