Four Atlanta high schools – Midtown High, North Atlanta High, Carver High, and Marist School – were placed on lockdown Wednesday morning over threats and security concerns.
Midtown, North Atlanta, and Marist all received anonymous, phoned in threats, while Carver was briefly on lockdown while police were searching for a suspect in an unrelated incident to the threats. The lockdown at Carver has has already been lifted.
Atlanta Police and Atlanta Public Schools Police were on site at each school doing security checks, according to APS.
Marist School received a phone call around 9:50 a.m. from a person threatening harm to the school. Units responded five minutes later from Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Chamblee, and DeKalb, and the school was put on lockdown, according to Dunwoody Communications Sgt. Michael Cheek.
While the search is ongoing, police officials say they have not found anything that could be considered a threat to the school or students, Cheek said. Only law enforcement officials are allowed access to the school until further notice.
The latest threats come just days after three APS elementary schools were evacuated due to phoned-in bomb threats.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
