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Palo Alto Police Department
Monday April 22nd, 2024 :: 02:37 p.m. PDT

Advisory

Happening Now: Police Response to Gunn High School

Officers are on scene at Gunn High School at 780 Arastradero Road investigating an unconfirmed threat towards the school. School officials have placed the campus in a “shelter-in-place” status while officers investigate.

All students and staff are safe at this time.  As we get accurate information to share, we will post it to our Twitter/X account at www.twitter.com/PaloAltoPolice. A news release will follow at the end of the incident, and we will post that here on Nextdoor also.

School officials have also placed Fletcher Middle School at 655 Arastradero Road in a “shelter-in-place” status as a precautionary measure, as it is nearby to Gunn High School.

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Palo Alto Police Department
275 Forest Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 650-329-2406

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