DCS: AHS, AJHS on heightened alert while DPD investigate threat

Logan Sparkman

April 25, 2024 at 10:11 AM·1 min read

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – Austin High and Austin Junior High School heightened alert while police investigate a ‘family-related domestic situation.’

School officials say Decatur Police are investigating an isolated incident regarding a threat directed at 1 family.

“Both parties involved have children that attend AHS and AJHS,” a school spokesperson said.

Decatur City Schools (DCS) said the junior high and the high school had changed from secure perimeter to heightened alert as of 11:04 a.m.

A Decatur Police Department spokesperson told News 19 that the incident remained under investigation Thursday afternoon. Police said the schools remained on heightened alert for the rest of the day, but instruction continued.

Decatur Police said students were dismissed from school at normal time.

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