Multiple threats caused lockdowns across MSCS, officials say
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins, flanked by Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner and Memphis Police Department Interim Chief C.J. Davis, updates the community about threats that prompted mass school lockdowns Sept. 18. (Screenshot Memphis-Shelby County Schools social media)
Three students have been detained in connection to a threat at Whitehaven High School, according to law enforcement, but active investigations remain into additional threats made to other Memphis schools on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
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