A false alarm phoned in to the New York State Police station in Cairo triggered a security lockout at Cairo Elementary early Wed., Mar. 20. The incident was not school related, a state police spokesperson said. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller to 911 reported seeing an individual carrying a weapon on Main Street in Cairo. The school was notified and a sheriff's deputy was posted at the front door of the school at 9:20 a.m. By 9:50 a.m., police confirmed the report was false and the lockout ended. According to a post at the district's Web site, students were kept inside for recess as a safety precaution. Parents were notified of the incident via email later in the day. Read the full message at the Cairo-Durham school district Web site.