Academy of Richmond County placed under hard lockdown due to security risk

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Academy of Richmond County was under a hard lockdown for a period of time on Thursday, according to school officials.

Just before 11 a.m., school officials were given the all-clear and the school was placed under a soft lockdown. School operations will continue as normal.

The school was placed under hard lockdown due to a security risk, according to officials. However, officials did not say what the risk was…

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