A lockout occurred at Prairie View High School Jan. 31 that school officials say was in response to police activity in nearby neighborhoods. The lockout lasted 15 minutes and was lifted shortly after 2 p.m., and according to school and police officials, no one was in danger at any time. The reason for the lockout, however, is far more interesting.
Brighton police officials say that the activity was related to what police thought was a disturbance. County law enforcement reportedly received a call from a Prairie View High School student during which repeated thumping sounds could be heard, leading officers to believe there was a disturbance in the area. The GPS signal of the call took officers to a neighborhood nearby PVHS. However, upon further investigation, they discovered that the thumping sounds they had heard on the call were the PVHS student dribbling a basketball. The student’s phone had been in his pocket and the call was an unintended misdial.