The Ponca City Public Schools administration staff has been receiving calls from people who say they are hearing that East Middle School is on lockdown.

This is NOT true, according to Mary Ladd, Public Information Coordinator for Ponca City Public Schools. No schools are on lockdown in the district.

This rumor may have started after a story out of Mississippi reported that East Central Middle School in Jackson  County, Mississippi, was evacuated after a reported bomb threat  on Wednesday morning. Students have since returned to class.