Board of Education authorizes replacement of Paly speaker system after lockdown Sophia Muys, Author April 25, 2018
Palo Alto Police Department rules lockdown threat a hoax Eleanor Krugler, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2018
Palo Alto High School goes into 86-minute lockdown following threat Noah Yuen and Soumya Jhaveri March 29, 2018
![Paly Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson observes students eating during lunch break to ensure that those on campus follow safety protocols. Berkson said students have a broad range of emotional responses to the pandemic, and he says he hopes that reopening and socialization will help address the mental health needs of all students. “I think different people are affected in different ways [with] their mental health through this whole thing [pandemic],” Berkson said. “I have two kids, and I would say they weren't affected at all.” [[is there a better quote you can use here? maybe something that actually has to do w/campus and what the picture is about]] [[also if the picture was originally higher res, you should crop in more i think]] Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0708-1-900x585.jpg)
![The Palo Alto Police Department blocks off Embarcadero Road, following a lockdown and threat at Palo Alto High School. The lockdown began at the beginning of fifth period, and was lifted at 2:10 p.m., after the PAPD determined that the threat was “likely a hoax.” “I don’t know what was going through my head [during the lockdown], I was just texting everyone and seeing if they were safe,” senior Julia Asher said. Photo: Dylan Zou](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_8184-1-900x598.jpg)