Two schools in El Cajon were placed on lockdown Thursday as police searched the area for a burglary suspect, according to El Cajon police.
Police ordered Cajon Valley Middle School and Johnson Elementary School to go on lockdown just after 12 p.m.
School officials told NBC 7 they didn’t know why they were on lockdown and were just following police instructions.
The lockdown was lifted at 12:42 p.m. All students are safe.
