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Randolph Community College gives 'all clear' after testing lockdown drill

Students were given the all-clear moments after the lockdown was issued.
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — A lockdown issued for Randolph Community College Friday morning appears to have been just a drill. RCC shared details on Facebook beforehand, saying a lockdown drill would be scheduled for Friday morning and students should treat it as a normal event.

ATTENTION: RCC Lockdown drill scheduled for tomorrow morning, November 17. The alert will NOT say drill or test. Please respond as you would for a real event.

Posted by Randolph Community College on Thursday, November 16, 2023

When the time came for the drill, RCC posted an alert, looking like the real deal, on social media. 

The post read, "ATTENTION: Randolph Community College is on lockdown. DO NOT come to campus. Please be patient and await further information." 

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