RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY (UNF NEWS) – Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey was placed on lock down and students were ordered to shelter in place, Monday, April 17, 2023 due to a hoax call. There was a hoax report that there was a person with a gun at Ridgewood High School, the hoax prompted a lockdown of the school and the SWAT team to be called out.
Authorities swept the building and once the search was over, an all clear was given. No suspects have been arrested from the incident.