At 10:30 this morning at Sippican Elementary School in Marion an automated message went out over the schools’ PA system announcing that the building was on lockdown. As a result of this notification students and staff followed the lockdown procedures. Marion Police and administration conducted a sweep of the building. There were no threats or intruders reported to be in the building. Classes and school activities were allowed to resume as normal within fifteen minutes.
After further investigation the cause of the notification was due to hardware malfunction. The problem has been corrected. An all-call and e-mail were sent to all families assuring them that the school and the students were safe.