ECCSS

Claxton Elementary School was placed on a soft lockdown this morning at approximately 10:15 a.m.   A soft lockdown involves locking all classrooms and discontinuing movement throughout the school until a situation is resolved.  An unauthorized parent arrived on campus and attempted to check out two children from school.  SRO Rhiannon Cason was on campus and immediately contacted the Claxton Police Department for assistance.  The individual was in custody within five minutes.  All students and employees are safe and sound.  The lockdown was lifted at 10:20 a.m.