August 16, 2026 — 1:43pm

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Every school day in Western Australia last year, at least six public schools went into lockdown.

New figures show that the number of school lockdowns more than doubled over an eight-year period with 1,327 lockdowns reported in 2025 compared to 578 in 2017.

Of those, 1,103 lockdowns were as a result of threats to violence compared to 484 in 2017.

During a school lockdown, students will stay inside a classroom with the doors locked, blinds closed and lights turned off. Teachers direct their students where to find a…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU