![]() ![]() “We identified the student who the Snapchat was about and very quickly figured out where that student was,” Rodriguez said at Tuesday’s meeting. “What this turned out to be was, thankfully, a rumor on social media.” Credit: Alex V. As the lockdown went into effect, Rodriguez said he and his staff tried to verify the Snapchat rumor by speaking to the student who alerted the teacher about the post. Rodriguez initiated the lockdown, called police and notified the school district. Rodriguez said he was on the phone with CPS’ Network 14 leadership about lockdowns this year at Roosevelt, Steinmetz and Mather high schools when he was notified by staff of a Snapchat rumor about a student having a gun in a backpack. after police and SWAT teams searched the school and found no gun and no one injured. ![]() The lockdown began just before noon that morning after a fight in a hallway, police spokeswoman Karie James said. He asked for patience as he tries to address the root causes of a series of fights between some students, the most recent of which led to the Nov. But I don’t know where to turn,” Schurz Principal Anthony Rodriguez said at Tuesday’s school council meeting. Milwaukee Ave., and parents, teachers and community members gathered this week to discuss solutions. While no gun was found on the campus, community members said fights are happening more frequently at the school, 3601 N. ![]() IRVING PARK - Last week’s lockdown at Carl Schurz High School started with a Snapchat rumor about a person with a gun, administrators said - and it was made worse by misinformation on the Citizen crime app. ![]()
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