2 Coweta County schools release students while on lockdown
Northgate High School and Canongate Elementary School in Coweta County released students while under a code yellow lockdown Tuesday, a district spokesman said.
The lockdown, initially a code red, was a precaution after a man with a gun was seen walking near the high school, school district spokesman Dean Jackson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The armed man was seen on Fischer Road, and sheriff’s officials notified school authorities, Jackson said.
Northgate High School and Canongate Elementary School finished the school day under a code yellow status, as a precaution only, while law enforcement continued to investigate an incident in northeastern Coweta on Tuesday. https://t.co/leBZXfJIsR https://t.co/yv3V2UM0Kk
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“At no point was this individual on campus,” Jackson said. However, school officials operated under a code yellow lockdown out of precaution.
Deputies had the high school driveway entrance blocked as they searched for the man, Channel 2 Action News reported.
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