TOLEDO, Ohio — Bowsher High School went on lockdown Wednesday as officers searched the school for a possible person with a gun, Toledo police confirmed Wednesday.
Following a complete search of the building, no weapons were found.
A spokesperson for Toledo Public Schools said a student told someone at Bowsher that they heard another student might have a gun.
Police were reportedly given a description of that student and eventually found them. The student was promptly searched, however, officers did not find anything.
Students were dismissed room by room as officers completed their search.
Parents of students at the high school say they were angry and frustrated after getting messages from their kids about the school being on lockdown but no word from the district.
They say weapon or not, there is a major lack of communication when it comes to what is happening inside the school.
"TPS still ain't call my phone, but I bet you they'd call be about a COVID threat before they call me about this school shutdown," a parent told WTOL 11.
"This will not be like the last time where this s--- went on and they call me talking about some, 'please take down all the posts that you have, this is not the image we want for our school,'" the parent said. "You care more about your image than you do my son. I will be withdrawing my son from your school."
A spokesperson with the district says they took the threat very seriously and wanted to do a thorough search job for everyone's safety, but families are demanding more.
They say they're frustrated, on edge and fear for their kids' safety, especially with the recent string of school threats and the Oxford High School shooting happening just last week.
"We do this once a week, this happens and they lock the children down. They refuse to call us, then when we call them and they refuse to answer. My kid has no idea what's going on. When we come up to get him, they're refusing to let him come to us," said Miranda Briscoe, a parent of an 11th-grade student. "Now, this is ridiculous."
Although many parents say they are thankful the kids are safe, they are also scared because school buildings should be one of the safest places for their kids. Instead, they worry about what will happen to their kid every time they walk in those doors.
Bowsher faced a similar incident on Sept. 28. In that instance, the school also went on lockdown and classes were let out one at a time at dismissal.
No weapons were found following the September call and no suspect was identified.