Overview
- Douglas County deputies responded to a report of a student with a firearm at Westview High in the Bennington area on Friday afternoon and the district placed the school in lockdown at 2:34 p.m.
- Officers arrived shortly after 2:00 p.m. and searched the building and grounds, including using a helicopter, while students began being released in phases after about 3:15 p.m.
- Deputies said the reported student did not make any threats, but the sheriff’s office has not confirmed whether the student has been found or whether any arrests have been made.
- Omaha Public Schools said the school followed its Standard Response Protocol, the district procedure for securing campus spaces and controlling movement during a weapon report.
- Parents and local reporters described frightened students sheltering inside classrooms and visible police activity outside the school; the next developments to watch are official updates from the sheriff’s office about the student’s status and any charges.