Posted on 08/21/2026 7:03:45 AM PDT by Salman
A substitute teacher in Louisiana was arrested after authorities say she triggered false active shooter alerts at five schools, prompting security responses across the district.
Lytonja Barfield, 58, was booked on five counts of menacing after an investigation into the alerts Wednesday, Caddo Parish Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr. announced.
The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office began investigating after officials with the Caddo Parish School Board contacted the agency about possible threats after emergency alerts at several schools.
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"We are cooperating fully with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office as they continue their investigation into the matter. Ms. Barfield is no longer employed by the district, and, at the time of the incident, she was not assigned to work at any district site," the district's statement said.
"While we will not speak to the individual details of the investigation, as that is under the purview of the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, I can say that, in response to the mobile alerts, the district followed our established security protocols to ensure student and staff safety at all locations."
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I speculate: Get out of work early and still be paid for a full day of per diem work?
Oh, Latonya, how could you.
Youre probably not too far off!
Lytonja ..............
Was it them Yogi?
....Lytonja Barfield, 58.....do I need to look??
Yes.
No need to. It’s them again, Yogi.
No doubt triggered by an illustration of a polar bear in a picture book.
School children have nothing to learn
from someone named “Lytonja”.
No, test the system so her tranny friends could come in and murder.
Like swatting, this is not just testing, it is planning.
Nah, testing the system 5 times just attracted attention. This is the work of a dumb and lazy substitute school teacher.
So dumb, that she thought she could just keep on doing it without getting caught.
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