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A fight at East Wake High School got out of hand on Wednesday.

SHOULD TELL THAT STORY. AND ASHLEY, THANKS. >> 10, WE'RE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW IN THE LIVE CENTER. WAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JUST SENDING OUT THIS RELEASE, A REPORTED AT EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO DEPUTIES ARE ON SCENE RIGHT THERE WITH THE BREAKINGNEWS TRACKER ON THE WAY. WE ALSO HAVE SOME RADIO TRAFFIC FROM BROADCASTIFY HELPS US GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON ON SITE BEFORE WE GET OUR CREWS THERE HERE. TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS. >> WEST SIDE OF THE CAFETERIA UNIT. YOU CAN PARTY FOR A MOMENT. MY HEART. I. >> I DID SPEAK WITH A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE WAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WHAT I CALL ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO, NO REPORTED INJURIES. EMS WAS NOT CALLED. THEY DID GO ON TO SAY, HOWEVER, THAT COULD CHANGE. SO WE'RE MONITORING THIS BREAKING STORY. UPDATES FROM THE SCHOOL HERE SHORTLY.

East Wake High School fight prompts response from Wake deputies

The Wake County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a large fight on Wednesday at East Wake High School.

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WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner on Wednesday joined East Wake High School's Class of 2023 for an appearance on the TODAY Show.


I'm never we got the football team and I, I can Yeah. Yeah, but they, they still on Mars. Ok. Here we go. It will be fast. It always is. So I just need to listen to their cues for a time. I always go back and say something like can we hear the so question? Ok. Question for you. So I go 2 30 then band or do I need to save time for band? Ok. So I should go to I would say two I two ish. Ok. Yes it does. That's exactly how it works. Got it high. Yeah, I'm like, ok, you are. Why? Hm. Have Yeah be like your power, your power. I actually thought I was being pranked when I got the email from the from the Today Show and I didn't reply until my sister principal actually said, are you gonna reply to the email? I was like, this is the kids trying to prank me. That is so funny. And he was like, no, I googled her. It's real. I was like, oh my gosh, let me reply. That is awesome. Yeah. Right. Go burn. I'll be no. Also just see like, like he really made up. Ok. Right. Places everybody got you. It's, oh, you taken seriously. I just, just sorry. Yes, they are so excited about it. Here we are at the end of the year, class of 23 has done a good job. You guys. So we're here at Wendell, North Carolina, which is near Raleigh. And this is a group that really has been through a lot. You know, they had to live through the pandemic and make it through to graduate. And I'm here with their principal Stacey Austin. Tell me how excited you are for this group of kids. I'm super excited. They've endured an entire bunch of different things over the course of their four years here. Um Their freshman year ended with the pandemic. And so coming back, having a break, missing athletic events is just a special moment to top it off today with graduation today at four o'clock. But by being on the Today show, yeah, and you've had a lot of exciting things happening with this. I, I've been announcing for two weeks. I don't do pranks, I don't do pranks. And so when I got the email, um one of my sisters friends said, are you gonna reply to the email and said, no, it's just the kids trying to prank me. So he said, no, it's really real. I googled her. So we're here. I want to introduce you to, to uh to uh Bailey Bray who is here. Who is the top of her class? And I know you worked so hard. You have to be so proud of your college. I'm so excited to finally say that I'm graduating. I've worked so hard in all the classes and now it's finally coming to a head with being on the TV today. And what are your plans in the future? So I'll be going to N C State College of Engineering for Civil Engineering, which is right down the road, you know, go wolf and all that. Um But I'm super excited for what comes after. Great and a quick advice, quick advice for the, the senior class coming up. Oh, I totally advise, take everything that you can join the clubs, ask as many questions. That's what got me through all the hard classes, but that, that's just about all that you really need. Awesome. Thank you so much. Congratulations to this class, East Wake High School class of 23. Way to go. Hello. Yeah, I like the band. No, no. All right, here's that.

Elizabeth Gardner and East Wake High School appear on TODAY

Monday was a scary day at East Wake High School as parents arrived to pick their kids up from school early after a string of violence.

<p>THE SOONEST. WE COULD HAVE ANY SHOWERS. RIGHT NOW AT 4 O'CLOCK. YOU ARE LOOKING AT VIDEO OF A FIGHT THAT TOOK PLACE IN EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL, SENDING IT. &gt;&gt; INTO A CODE RED LOCKDOWN TODAY. ONE STUDENT WAS INJURED. ANOTHER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR HAVING A BB GUN. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS HOUR. I'M LENA TILLETT AND I'M DAN HAGGERTY. SKY 5 WAS OVER THAT SCHOOL THROUGHOUT OUR NOON NEWSCAST. AS WE BRING YOU UPDATES THEN NOW WRAL'S KEENAN WILLARD JOINS US LIVE. &gt;&gt; ON THE GROUND THERE BY THE SCHOOL, TELLING US HOW SOME OF THE FAMILIES ARE REACTING TO THIS SITUATION. STUNNING VIDEO THERE, KATE. WHEN THE WORD WE KEPT HEARING FROM PARENTS OUT HERE WAS SCARY. WE SAW A NUMBER OF THEM GATHERING ON THE CAMPUS OF EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL. &gt;&gt; RIGHT AFTER THIS LOCKDOWN WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE SCHOOL. SOME OF THEM SAID A SITUATION LIKE THIS IS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF THEIR MIND WHEN THEY'RE DROPPING THEIR KIDS OFF. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO. YOU CAN SEE WHY &gt;&gt; ABSOLUTE CHAOS VIDEO FROM STUDENT SHOWS A BRAWL BREAKING OUT IN THE HALLWAYS OF EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL WITH WEEK. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN THE VIOLENCE. OTHER SMALL FIGHTS BROKE OUT ACROSS CAMPUSES. WELL, ANOTHER VIDEO SHOWS STUDENTS SLAMMING INTO A DISPLAY CASE SHATTERING THE GLASS. THE SCHOOL SENT A NOTICE TO PARENTS THAT DO TO THE FIGHT. THE CAMPUS WAS ON CODE RED LOCKDOWN WITH NO ONE ALLOWED IN OR OUT. IT'S SCARY BECAUSE &gt;&gt; CURRENT SITUATIONS THAT HAVE GONE ON RECENTLY. IT IS VERY SCARY. PARENTS STARTED GATHERING ON CAMPUS SOON AFTER THE LOCKDOWN WAS ANNOUNCED AROUND 01:00PM. THE SCHOOLS SHIFTED TO A YELLOW LOCKDOWN, LETTING STUDENTS OUT THE WAKE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS ONE STUDENT WAS INJURED IN THE FIGHT. &gt;&gt; A JUVENILE PETITIONS BEING TAKEN OUT AGAINST ANOTHER STUDENT FOR BRINGING A BB GUN ON CAMPUS. I SAY ON MY BLESSINGS, WHY DROP HER OFF TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY? CAUSE? &gt;&gt; AND THIS DAY IN AGE, IT'S. &gt;&gt; IT IS. IT'S TERRIFYING. &gt;&gt; YOU CAN SEE THE EMOTION THAT FORCED THE CONVERSATION WE HAVE THAT THERE ARE STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT LED UP TO THIS FLIGHT. MORE FROM THE WAKE</p>

Fight sends East Wake High School into lockdown as 1 hurt, 1 taken into custody

Families said they're on edge Tuesday night after a social media threat directed at Black students at East Wake High School was found circulating online.



Social media threat targets Black students at East Wake High School 

Social media threat targets Black student at East Wake High School 

Families said they're on edge Tuesday night after a social media threat directed at Black students at East Wake High School was found circulating online.

FUTURECAST SOFTWARE WILL TRACK THE SYSTEM. WE WILL HAVE THE LATEST MODEL RUN TOMORROW ON OUR MORNING NEWS AT 4:30. >>> TONIGHT SOME FAMILY SAY THEY ARE ON EDGE AFTER A SOCIAL MEDIA THREAT DIRECTED AT BLACK STUDENTS AT EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL WAS FOUND CIRCULATING ONLINE. WE ARE LEARNING TOMORROW THERE WILL BE EXTRA SECURITY ON CAMPUS AS A RESULT. WRAL'S JULIAN GRACE JOINS US AT EASTLAKE HIGH. >> Reporter: THIS ALL STARTED WITH STUDENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT SAW THE THREAT. THEY CONTACTED TEACHERS WHO CONTACTED THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE ADMINISTRATION CALLED POLICE ARE NOT TONIGHT PARENTS OF A LETTER IN THEIR INBOX EXPLAINING EVERYTHING THAT HAPPEN. THIS IS THE MONTH THAT WE CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY BUT SOMEONE WANTED TO USE TODAY AS A DAY TO HARASS AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS AT EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL. >> IT IS SAID THAT THIS PERSON HAS TO GO TO THAT LEVEL WITH NO DISREGARD FOR THE STUDENTS, FOR THEIR SAFETY. :HERE IT IS TYPE OUT LINE BY LINE ON SNAPCHAT. THE WRITER USES THE N-WORD TWICE AND ENDS WITH "WE WILL DISCUSS HOW TO GET RID OF ALL THE BLACKS AT EAST WAKE." >> I WASN'T SURPRISED. THE BIBLE SAID THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN. SAME DAY, SAME THING. >>> WAKE COUNTY POLICE WERE CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE. EXTRA OFFICERS WILL BE AVAILABLE. A MESSAGE READS "WE TAKE SCHOOL THREATS OF ANY KIND SERIOUSLY. WCPSS SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INVESTIGATING ALL THREATS AND EVALUATE THEIR VALIDITY. WE ALSO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COURTS TO PROSECUTE ANYONE, ADULT OR STUDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING A THREAT. >> IT DOESN'T HAVE A COLOR. EVIL IS JUST EVIL. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THIS GRANDMOTHER WHOSE GRANDSON GOES TO EAST WAKE IS GLAD THAT EVERYONE IS OKAY. >> I JUST PRAY AND I PRAY THAT HE IS COVERED AND EVERY CHILD OUT HERE. >> Reporter: JUST LAST SEPTEMBER THIS EXACT SAME HIGH SCHOOL, EAST WAKE WAS LOCKED DOWN OVER AN HOUR OVER A THREAT ON SNAPCHAT. THAT THAT WAS NOT RACIALLY CHARGED. LENA, I CAN TELL YOU THIS AS

Racially-charged threat prompts extra security at East Wake High School 

The latest social media threat against a North Carolina public school cost East Wake High School students about 60 minutes of class time Tuesday, and the cost could be much higher for the person who created the post.

AREAS ACROSS THE AREA, BACK TO YOU. >>> A THREAT MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SENT STUDENTS HOME EARLY AT EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL IN WINDEL, NOW THE INVESTIGATION GOES INTO WHO IS FINDING WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? LAURA LEVINE WAS ON THE SCENE WHILE STUDENTS WERE ON LOCK DOWN, SHE JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF AN ARREST IS MADE, LAURA? >> WELL, DEBORAH, ROSEVILLE ROAD HERE IN FRONT OF EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT TO SEE IF THEIR CHILDREN WERE OKAY, SOCIAL MEDIA IS A VERY POWERFUL TOOL, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEING AN UP TICK IN THREATS ONLINE, SAYING THERE IS NO TOLERANCE FOR THIS BEHAVIOR. >> PARENTS CONFUSED AND SCARED THE HIGH SCHOOL WENT IN A LOCK DOWN FOR TWO HOURS IT WAS A NOTICE OF CODE RED THAT REALLY SPARKED FEAR. >> I GOT TEXT FROM MY DAUGHTER THEY ARE IN A CODE RED AND HIDING WITH THE LIGHTS OFF. SEVERAL AGENCIES TACTICAL TEAMS WITHIN SITE THE CAR LINE STRETCHED FOR MILES. >> THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO IS SEE THEM, HUG THEM, KNOW THEY ARE OKAY. >> SHERIFF BAKER SAYS THIS ALL CAME AFTER THIS IMAGE WAS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IS SUGGESTING A SHOOTING WOULD TAKE PLACE THIS MORNING. >> OUR OFFICE HASN'T FOLLOWED UP FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOW. >> I ASKED BAKER WHY WEREN'T PEOPLE NOTIFIED SOONER, SAYS EVERY THREAT IS TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY, INVESTIGATORS FIRST HAD TO DETERMINE IF THE SCHOOL COULD BE IN ANY REAL DANGER. >> LOCALLY, THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE THOUGHT NECESSARY TO GO IN AND GET AHEAD OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. >> SO, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES HERE? >> APPROPRIATE CHARGE THAT IS A CLASS H FELONY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LAUREN FREEMAN SAYS WHETHER IT IS A STUDENT UNDER THE AGE OF 18 OR NOT AN INDIVIDUAL CAN RECEIVE THAT SAME CHARGE. >> HAD CASES WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH THIS TYPE OF OFFENSE, WHERE THEY ENDED UP PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION, ENDED UP SPENDING TIME IN JAIL. >>> FREEMAN ALSO STATED THERE ARE PROVISIONS IN THE LAW TO CHARGE RESTITUTION TO COVER THE CAUSE FOR SECURITY WHEREVER THE INCIDENTS OCCUR, YOU SAW THERE IS SECURITY OUT THERE TODAY, RIGHT NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THAT POST. BACK TO YOU.

Social post threats against schools have real-world consequences

Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker

East Wake High School in Wendell was locked down Tuesday morning after a threat posted to SnapChat. Law enforcement gave the all clear just before noon.

AT EAST WADE HIGH SCHOOL. WADE COUNTY DEPUTIES RESPONDED AFTER A THREAT WAS RECEIVED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. NOW IT IS OVER AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS NOT REPORTING ANY VIOLENCE TAKING PLACE ON CAMPUS. >> THIS LOCK DOWN STARTED AROUND 10 THIS MORNING AND WE GOT WORD AT 11: 21 MINUTES AGO THAT THE LOCK DOWN IS OVER AND STUDENTS ARE GOING BACK TO A NORMAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE BUT YOU COULD SEE HUNDREDS FER CARS ARRIVING ON CAMPUS, CONCERNED PARENTS HEARING ABOUT THE SCHOOL THREAT AND COMING TO CAMPUS CREATING A TRAFFIC AND LOGISTICAL CHALLENGE FOR DEPUTIES. PARENTS WERE BEING TOLD TO GO HOME AS THEY SHOWED UP AND YOU CAN SEE THE LINE OF CARS IN FRONT OF EAST WAKE HIGH SCHOOL IN WENDELL BUT THE LOCK DOWN IS OVER AND THE THREAT IS OVER.

East Wake High School locked down for 1 hour after social media threat

Deputies respond to lockdown, threat at East Wake High School

Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker wants students and parents to know that a social post is not a simple prank. The instigator could face criminal charges.