A Ukiah High student texted a gun related threat to a teacher, leading to the school be locked-down today (updated 5:45 p.m.)

UPDATE 5:36 p.m. — The Ukiah Police Department has issued a press release concerning the threat of violence and subsequent lockdown at Ukiah High School earlier today. According to the release, a 17 year old male Ukiah High student made a threat at about 1 p.m., “involving a ‘gun’.” However, at note point was a gun ever on the campus, and when the boy was found, off-campus, he did not have a gun on his person.

The threat was made in a text message sent directly to a Ukiah High teacher. The press release, which is reproduced below, is somewhat ambiguous about whom the threat was direct towards, but Superintendent Deb Kubin clarified that the threat was a general threat directed at the school, and not one made specifically to this teacher.