UPDATED 2:52 p.m.
In an email communication to Pueblo High School families and community, Principal Frank Rosthenhausler said that all activities after school, including sports and clubs, were canceled today.
The campus will be closing at 3:45 p.m., by which time Rosthenhausler says students will need to have been picked up or have left the grounds.
Rosthenhausler said the Thursday morning lockdown was enacted out of an "abundance of caution" at 11 a.m. after an "external threat."
He told the community in the email that police are investigating, and that TUSD School Safety will be present on campus again tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 2.
UPDATED 1:15 p.m.
Tucson Police Department officials say they are currently investigating a reported threat made to Pueblo High School.
TPD says no one is in custody while the school remains in what they're calling a "soft lock down." No injuries have been reported at the school.
The report of the threat came in at 9 a.m. Thursday morning, according to TPD.
—
The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) has reported Pueblo High School is on a '"safe and secure lock down" due to an unspecified threat at the school.
Authorities from the school district have not specified what the threat is, but says students are currently attending classes as scheduled.
No one is allowed to enter or leave the Pueblo campus at this time.
District officials tell KGUN 9 the South Tucson Police Department is currently on campus, along with TUSD School Safety personnel.
Pueblo High School is located at 3500 S. 12th Ave.
This is a developing story, KGUN 9 will share new information as it becomes available.
——
Anne Simmons is the digital executive producer for KGUN 9. Anne got her start in television while still a student at the University of Arizona. Before joining KGUN, she managed multiple public access television stations in the Bay Area and has worked as a video producer in the non-profit sector. Share your story ideas and important issues with Anne by emailing anne.simmons@kgun9.com or by connecting on Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn.
