FAIR OAKS, Calif. — Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks was temporarily put on lockdown Monday afternoon.
According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, all students are safe and unharmed.
Sgt. Amar Gandhi, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said the Los Rios Police Department got a call from a person who said they were a student in a locker room with a gun and that they were being bullied. Sgt. Gandhi said the caller also threatened to shoot everyone.
Deputies searched the campus, along with some nearby schools for precautionary reasons, but no suspect or gun was found.
“I know it’s caused a lot of angst and concern amongst parents, but I just want you to know that deputies were out here making sure the kids were safe and got here and in and out as soon as we could,” said Sgt. Gandhi.
The investigation is ongoing.
'A lot of impacts in a lot of different ways'
While there was some relief for families Monday, experts say there's still some harm done, such as distraction from education, anxiety and depression.
"There's police helicopters and their sirens and all kinds of things going on. This may be extremely traumatizing for a student," said Dr. Andrew Mendonsa, a licensed clinical psychologist.
San Juan Unified School District is the latest school to go on lockdown in the area this semester. In September, Stockton police found four guns on a man near a south Stockton high school, which caused a lockdown, and in November, Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento had a lockdown over what turned out to be a hoax.
However, there are ways parents can help their students after these incidents.
"We want the kids to talk about things, we want them to share their emotions, their reactions, absolutely. What you don't want to do is say, 'Suck it up, that's just the way it is,'" said Dr. Mendonsa.
San Juan Unified said they have counselors on hand to give students an outlet for their feelings and concerns. Teachers will also be speaking to their classes about the incident Tuesday as well.
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