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School visitor possibly brought weapon on campus, officials say

Officials said the school was briefly placed on lockdown following concerns that a visitor may have brought a gun on campus. It's since been lifted.

SAN ANTONIO — Elolf STEAM Academy was placed on a lockdown following concerns that a visitor possibly brought a weapon onto campus, officials with Judson ISD said.

The school district said the situation was taken care of by the district's police department who responded immediately. 

As law enforcement investigated the incident, the school was placed on a lockdown as a precaution, officials said. 

The district said once the administration and Judson PD assessed the situation and deemed the campus as safe, the lockdown was lifted.   

The district said the weapon on campus was unconfirmed.

See the full statement from Judson ISD below: 

This morning Elolf STEAM Academy was informed of a concern that a visitor may have been in possession of a weapon on campus. The situation required the assistance of the Judson PD, who responded immediately. The concern warranted the school be secured to conduct an investigation. Once the administration and Judson PD had assessed the situation and concluded that the campus was safe, and the situation was resolved, the perimeter lockdown was lifted with no further incident. 

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