Griffin High School in Griffin went into a Level 2 lockdown Monday morning after school leaders alerted families about a threatening phone call, turning the start of the week into a tense waiting game. Students and staff stayed in classrooms with doors locked while law enforcement secured exterior entry points and checked the campus. School officials stressed there was no immediate danger to students or staff, and classes continued with limited movement inside the building.
According to WSB‑TV, the Griffin‑Spalding County School System told parents in a letter that police had received a threatening phone call from someone who was not in the area and were working to determine whether the threat was credible. During the investigation, the district said movement through the building was not allowed and exterior doors were locked while officers were on site. Officials also told families that no students would be allowed to leave the high school to attend classes at the Griffin Region College and Career Academy during the lockdown.
School locations and access
According to Griffin High School, the campus is located at 1617 W. Poplar St in Griffin. The Griffin Region College and Career Academy lists its address as 221 Spalding Dr, and district officials said additional staff were stationed at the high school while law enforcement conducted sweeps. Families are being directed to the district's website and app for official updates instead of heading straight to campus and adding to the congestion.
Why officials take these calls seriously
Federal agencies and security experts have warned that "swatting," coordinated hoax calls that report false emergencies, has increasingly targeted schools and campuses, triggering heavy police responses even when nothing is wrong. As reported by AP News and noted by Campus Safety Magazine, recent months have seen an uptick in hoax threats that led to precautionary lockdowns while investigators worked to verify whether any danger was real. Those episodes are a big reason districts and law enforcement treat every threat as serious until it is fully cleared.
What parents should expect
The Griffin‑Spalding County School System said it will share updates once the investigation is finished and the lockdown is lifted, according to WSB‑TV. Parents and guardians are being urged to keep an eye on the district’s official channels, the school’s website and local news outlets for any reunification instructions or additional notices. School leaders reiterated that the measures are precautionary and are in place to keep students and staff safe while investigators sort out the source and credibility of the threat.
