Jersey Community High School Students Briefly Placed Under "Secure" Alert

JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community High School students were briefly placed under a “secure” alert this afternoon.

On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, parents received an email from Principal Thomas Leslie at 3:08 p.m. noting that the school had called a secure alert between 2:58 p.m. and 3:02 p.m. The secure alert meant that all students were held in their classrooms.

In his email, Leslie explained that the Jerseyville Police Department contacted him at 2:58 p.m. JPD told Leslie officers were nearby to detain a suspect near Jersey Community High School. The school received the “all clear” at 3:02 p.m.

“We released the students and they are transporting as normal,” Leslie concluded. “Thank you and have a great weekend!”

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