Lockers at Tyler ISD’s Hubbard Middle School are pictured on Aug. 16. (Jennifer Scott/Tyler Morning Telegraph File)

“Secure” status was issued and quickly lifted at two Tyler ISD campuses on Tuesday, the district said.

The “secure” status was put into place for a few minutes after noon at both Hubbard Middle School and Tyler Legacy High School campuses after Tyler Police Department officials alerted the district to a police situation in the area.

Andy Erbaugh, public information officer for the Tyler Police Department, said a police officer was conducting a traffic stop on Paluxy Drive near Sybil Lane when the officer determined one of the passengers had a warrant out for their arrest on the charge of felon in possession of a firearm.

Erbaugh said the person ran from the car and has not been apprehended at this time. The person was not armed, Erbaugh said.

Tyler ISD Chief Communications Officer Jennifer Hines said local law enforcement alert the district anytime there is police activity going on near any of its campuses.

“Secure status means all of our students are inside and the doors are locked,” Hines said, noting the outside doors are locked every day anyway. During this protocol, district officials keep in touch with authorities, who let the district know once the activity is over or no longer happening near the campuses, Hines added.

There was never any threat on the campuses, and business continued as usual inside the schools during the “secure” status, Hines said. According to the district’s website, “secure” is called when there is a threat or hazard outside of a school building.

Tyler ISD has multiple different standard response protocols, including “hold,” “secure,” “lockdown,” “evacuate,” and “shelter.”

During the “secure” protocol, students are trained to return inside the building and operate business as usual. Adults and staff are trained to bring everyone indoors, lock outside doors, increase situational awareness, take roll to account for students and adults, and conduct business as usual, according to the district.

A “lockdown” is called when there is a threat or hazard inside a school building. “Evacuate” is put into place when students and staff need to move from one location to another. A “shelter” order is issued when the need for personal protection is necessary, according to the district’s website. Read more at the district’s website, tylerisd.org/page/safety-and-security .