On Dec. 1, two area high schools were in lockdown mode after calls were made to two 911 centers about threats on both campuses.

Both of these calls were determined to be "robo calls" with false claims of active shooters, law enforcement from both Henderson and Transylvania counties said.

One 911 call was made around noon about an active shooter at North Henderson High School, according to a news release from Henderson County Public Schools. Transylvania County Schools also posted on its Facebook page that a 911 call had been made about a threat on its campus earlier that morning.

Later in the afternoon, law enforcement reported that both schools were safe, and both were no longer on lockdown.

"At approximately 12:03 p.m. today, the Henderson County 911 call center received a robo call falsely reporting an active assailant at North Henderson," Kimbrell Arrowood, the Public Information Officer for Henderson County Public Schools, said. "Students and staff at North Henderson High School and Apple Valley Middle School immediately went under a lockdown while the (Henderson County) Sheriff’s Department responded to the report."

Arrowood said at approximately 12:22 p.m., the Sheriff’s Department determined both campuses safe and cleared them to resume normal operations.

"Once again, the report received by the Henderson County 911 call center was determined to be false and the Sheriff’s Department has determined both campuses safe to resume normal school activities. The safety of...

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