Yorktown High School was placed in an enhanced security stance this morning due to an intruder.
The incident happened around 8 a.m. today (Wednesday) when a former student allegedly entered the school. They were contained to one of the classrooms and police were called.
Some nearby classes were relocated while police responded to the high school, Yorktown families were told. The former student was ultimately taken into custody and removed from the school.
More on the incident, below, from an email to families from Yorktown’s principal.
Dear Yorktown Families,
This morning at 8 a.m., there was a trespasser on Yorktown school grounds. We immediately placed the school in a “hold” and contacted the Arlington County Police Department. The individual, who is a former student, was quickly contained by school staff and several classrooms were relocated temporarily as police arrived. Police removed the individual from school property and he is now in custody.
Thank you to students and staff for their cooperation. Everyone is safe and we have resumed normal operations.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kevin Clark
