Pierce College Lockdown – Pierce College campus lockdown lifted after reported threat at West Valley Occupational Center. An approximately 45-minute lockdown on the Pierce College campus was lifted on Tuesday, July 23, at 11:16 a.m. The lockdown was issued as a safety measure due to a reported threat at the nearby West Valley Occupational Center, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. This threat was later deemed not to be credible.
The lockdown, which began shortly before 10:30 a.m., was in response to “a statement made telephonically by an unknown person that raised concerns about the safety of the [West Valley Occupational Center] campus,” according to the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD). A spokesperson for LASPD said that “after a thorough investigation, LASPD determined there was no evidence of a credible threat.”
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“We’re entering a time when we may have to make some cuts,” McKeever said. “And those cuts are going to affect the most vulnerable among us. They’re going to affect our students. They’re going to affect our staff. And they’re going to affect our adjuncts. And when you affect our students, you affect our communities. You affect the ability for our communities to grow.”
“Examples of duties might include locking and unlocking doors, foot patrols for high visibility, assisting students with directions on campus, providing escorts, arranging to get help for inoperable student or staff vehicles, answering phones in the office and assisting with campus desk and office duties,” said Renteria, explaining the foot patrols and escort service by cadets must be done while accompanied by a security officer or deputy sheriff.
