WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — The Granite School District announced Granger High School was placed on lockout protocol Thursday due to "suspicious circumstances" in a nearby area.
Lockout orders were put in place shortly before 10:30 a.m. and were lifted at 1:45 p.m.
As the lockout ended, school district officials said the school would release at the normal time.
District leaders said police were working to locate a suspect, although further details about a potential crime and who the suspect was were not made available.
Granite School District and West Valley City Police worked together to resolve the incident.
The lockout protocol was precautionary, officials reported, and there was not any direct threat to the school.
Lockout protocol means students and staff can continue with instruction and the day as normal, however, exterior doors of the school are locked and visitors are not allowed in the building.
District officials emphasized that parents were not able to pick up their children attending the school while the lockout protocol was in place.
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