Blackduck Public School Placed On Soft Lockdown

A soft lockdown was put in place Thursday at Blackduck Public School where a parent had to be escorted from the school building.

According to the Blackduck Police Department, law enforcement was called to the combined elementary and secondary school while it was on a soft lockdown, which consists of keeping students in their classrooms and locking the doors. According to Blackduck Police Chief Jace Grangruth, law enforcement escorted the parent away from the building, where he was placed under arrest by the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office.