Louisiana Arrests 58-Year-Old Teacher Over 5 False School Shooter Alerts
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 20
Louisiana Arrests 58-Year-Old Teacher Over 5 False School Shooter Alerts
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 20
Summary
Lytonja Barfield, 58, was booked on five counts of menacing after investigators said she triggered false active-shooter alerts at five Caddo Parish schools on Wednesday.
Don Gibbs, the district’s security director, told deputies Barfield allegedly used the school system’s emergency management platform to send the reports, prompting schools to activate security protocols while officials checked whether the threats were real.
Caddo Parish Public Schools said Barfield is no longer employed by the district and was not assigned to any school site when the alerts were sent.
The sheriff’s office did not name the five schools, disclose a motive or detail the security measures taken, and said the investigation is still ongoing.