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Louisiana Substitute Teacher Arrested After Sending False Active Shooter Alerts
Just the facts
Authorities in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, arrested 58-year-old Lytonja Barfield on five counts of menacing following an investigation into false emergency notifications. Barfield allegedly used the Caddo Parish School Board's emergency management system to transmit active shooter alerts affecting five schools across the district. School officials implemented immediate lockdown and safety protocols until law enforcement determined the alerts were fake and traced them to Barfield. The Caddo Parish School District confirmed Barfield was no longer employed by the district and was not assigned to a school at the time of the incident.
Why this is news
Caddo Parish law enforcement arrested a former substitute teacher accused of misusing a school district's emergency alert system.
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