A soft lock down, put in place as a precautionary measure, has been lifted for all affected schools in the St. Joseph School District.

School district officials placed six schools under a soft lock down at 9:30 this morning. The action took place at the three pubic high schools:  Benton, Central, and Lafayette. Bode, Truman, and Mark Twain were also affected. The action was taken after a student reported threatening language posted on social media.

The district lifted the soft lock down early this afternoon.

A news release from the St. Joseph School District stated the district is working with law enforcement on an investigation of the incident. The district reported all students and staff were safe during the soft lock down.