‘Soft Lockdown’ Lifted At Avon Public Schools

AVON, Conn. (AP) – Police say a note referencing the school shooting in Florida prompted a schools lockdown in Connecticut.
It turned out to not be a threat.
Authorities in Avon say a handwritten note saying schools were being shot up was found at a local medical testing lab Friday morning, leading to a “soft” lockdown at all five town schools.
School doors were locked and no one was allowed in.
Police said they later learned a cleaner at the lab copied a social media post by a