Eight D.C. Schools to Reopen as Usual After Lockdown

Eight D.C. public schools that were locked down during the investigation into a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard will reopen as usual Tuesday.

A lockdown at the schools -- and one administrative building -- was lifted before schools dismissed at their usual time Monday afternoon. Afterschool activities were cancelled at Eastern High School and Eliot-Hine Middle School, but all other afterschool and extended-day programs proceeded as usual.

During the lockdown, no visitors or staff were allowed to enter or leave the buildings, and recess for students was held inside.

These schools were affected:

Amidon-Bowen Elementary School
Brent Elementary School
Eastern High School
Eliot-Hine Middle School
Jefferson Academy
Tyler Elementary School
Payne Elementary School
Watkins Elementary School
Van Ness Administrative Building

The following charter schools are also on lockdown:

Eagle Academy PCS - New Jersey Ave.
Friendship PCS Chamberlain Elementary and Middle.
Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy - Capitol Hill
Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts
Somerset Prep DC PCS
Friendship Collegiate Academy
Friendship Southeast Elementary Academy
Friendship Tech Prep Academy

DCPS sent this letter home to parents, which includes lockdown procedures, talking to children after the Navy Yard shooting and talking to children after any shooting.