3 students arrested following 'altercation,' lockdown at Case High School

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Oct 2, 2023 11:36 AM CDT | Updated: Oct 2, 2023 5:58 PM CDT

Updated: 5:50 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2023

RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Mount Pleasant police say three students were taken into custody Monday following an incident at Case High School.

Authorities responded to an "altercation" on the second floor of the school around 8:43 a.m.

Police say one of the students involved left the building and later returned. Officers gained information that the student had obtained a weapon after leaving the school, and police arrested the student outside before the student was able to make it back into the building.

Police say statements made to officers at that time resulted in the school being placed on a temporary lockdown. It was later determined that the statements were unfounded, and the lockdown was lifted.

Posted: 11:36 a.m. on Oct. 2, 2023

RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Authorities temporarily locked down Case High School on Monday, Oct. 2 following an incident involving a student making alarming statements, according to the Racine United School District.

Law enforcement arrived to investigate the situation before apprehending the student.

Nothing alarming was discovered within the building, following a search, proving the student's statements to be false.

School officials tell CBS 58 that no one was hurt.

The school district commended the seriousness with which staff and students responded to the situation. No further details have been released.