ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – Anderson County High School is on soft lockdown while the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office pursues a suspect on foot, officials with the schools said.

The lockdown is only in place out of an abundance of caution, and school officials said that the school and those inside are not in danger. The pursuit does not involve the school, officials confirmed to WVLT News.

Under a soft lockdown, staff and students are allowed to move within the building but no one is allowed to enter or leave.

This is a developing story.