Threat forces Cartersville City Schools to go on lockdown

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Authorities are investigating a threat that forced Cartersville City Schools to go on lockdown.

School officials said Cartersville Elementary School received the threat Thursday morning.

But authorities placed all four schools on lockdown as a precaution.

Extra law enforcement officers were also placed on each school campus.

It's not clear what kind of threat was made at this time.