UPDATE: Phenix City School officials released a statement about the lockdown, which can be found below.
UPDATE, 11:42 a.m.: Both Phenix City Elementary School and Phenix City Intermediate School have been cleared and are now out of a lockdown. Officials say safety measures are still in place.
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — A large law enforcement presence is outside Phenix City Elementary School and Phenix City Intermediate School, and officials say both schools are on lockdown as of Friday morning.
According to a chairperson for the Phenix City School Board, an anonymous threat was made against Phenix City Elementary School. At around 9:15 a.m., the school contacted the Phenix City Police Department and locked down the school and the neighboring school out of an abundance of caution…