Charlotte School Lockdown: Parents Allowed To Pick Up Kids

CHARLOTTE, NC — An early morning lockdown at Olympic High School in south Charlotte is still in effect, but school officials are allowing parents to pick up their children. The lockdown was put in place early Tuesday morning after threats found on social media triggered a search of the campus by law enforcement.

“The campus is secure and law enforcement continues to investigate,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said in a statement. “Parents who wish to pick their students up from Olympic High School may now do so.”

According to the school district, officers will meet family members picking up students at the campus entrance and will escort them to the office to meet students.

In a message to parents, school principal Erik Olejarczyk said all students and staff were safe, and that the lockdown was done out of precaution, Fox46 reported.

The lockdown occurred suddenly and some students took to social media to express their confusion and concern. “[M]y school in a lock down and people telling me it’s a active shooter somebody help us out @cmpd,” one student tweeted.

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This story has been updated.

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