SMOKE DEVICE TRIPS ALARM, ENDS SCHOOL EARLY AT GRANITE HILLS HIGH SCHOOL

By Miriam Raftery

Photo courtesy ECM news partner 10 News

April 27, 2017 (El Cajon) – A “homemade smoke device” set off in a boy’s restroom at Granite Hills High School this morning at 10:10 a.m. tripped a fire alarm, according to Grossmont Union High School District spokesperson Catherine Martin on Twitter.

El Cajon Police Department removed the device, which was not deemed a threat, she added.

No injuries or damage were reported and fire crews were not needed, says Monica Zech, public information officer with the City of El Cajon. Police are investigating the incident.

The school was briefly placed in secure campus mode. This was already a scheduled minimum day for students, so students were released earlier than planned.