- Decatur County Schools placed under Level 1 lockdown
- Lockdown initiated due to a potential threat
- Students and staff are safe and secure
- Law enforcement investigating the situation
UPDATE 12:10PM
Decature county schools issued this update following their brief lockdown:
After acting out of an abundance of caution, we currently feel that we can now return to normal operations and we are no longer under a lockdown of any level. We will continue to focus on daily security measures to provide a safe and orderly environment for all.
Again, we will always respond swiftly on behalf of everyone in the Bearcat Family to do our best to provide the most safe and secure environment possible in Decatur County Schools.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Decatur County School district have placed its schools under a Level I lockdown.
The move comes n response to a social media threat impacting several schools.
School officials in a post on their district's page said the information on the that wasn't received until after students arrived to school Monday morning.
Under a Level I lockdown, students will continue their day within the building with an increased presence of security personnel consisting of SPOs and officers from the Sheriff's Office and Bainbridge Public Safety.
The district says they are they are confident in our response to the social media threat that is impacting our area.
Decatur County schools spokesperson, Ana Baty say the lock down is expected to be lifted soon.
