FORT WALTON BEACH — Pryor Middle School was locked down for about five minutes Friday morning while authorities investigated a rumored “dangerous situation.”
Principal Jeff Palmer declined to elaborate on the rumor, but said officials secured the school just before 9 a.m. after news of the potential threat reached the front office.
“Obviously, given the circumstances of the last weeks we’re taking no chances,” he said. “We’re going to err on the side of safety.”
With the help of the school resource officer, Palmer said school administrators determined no actual threat existed and the lockdown was lifted.
