Education

Distraught parent triggers lockdown at Kennewick elementary school

A distraught parent triggered a 35-minute lockdown at a Kennewick elementary school Tuesday.

The parent, upset because he learned about a no-contact order against him, was locked out of Lincoln Elementary at 9:20 a.m., police Sgt. Randy Maynard said.

Kennewick police were called, and the man was gone before officers arrived, Maynard said.

The doors were unlocked at 9:55 a.m., and no students or staff members were threatened, Kennewick officials said.

This story was originally published October 17, 2017 at 4:49 PM with the headline "Distraught parent triggers lockdown at Kennewick elementary school."

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