PELION, S.C. — Activities at two schools in Pelion have returned to normal after an off-campus investigation led to temporary precautions.
A spokesperson for the Lexington One School District said that, for about an hour on Friday, both Pelion Middle and High schools implemented their "Secure Safety Protocol" which meant that students and employees were kept inside the buildings.
This was done at the advisement of law enforcement who were investigating a situation in the community - though the school district didn't further elaborate..
The school district stressed that the situation in question was not related to the schools. Since then, the safety protocol has been lifted for both schools.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department has since confirmed that it was looking into a serious but unsubstantiated claim that turned out to be false.
