Lake Tahoe School District officials say it may have been the case of a copycat. Tuesday afternoon, a strange woman went to Jaycee Dugard's old elementary school in Meyers, and tried to kidnap a six-year-old girl.

The principal says the little girl even looks like Jaycee Dugard. She is blonde, just six years old, and vulnerable. But school officials say Jaycee Dugard's story is what helped keep the girl safe.

Father of three, Kris James says he's been extra protective since the attempted abduction on Tuesday.

"Our kids normally take the bus, but we don't leave them at the bus stop. We sit there and wait with them until they're on the bus," said James.

The Superintendent of Lake Tahoe Schools, Jim Tarwater says the near-kidnapping was a complete shock. It happened just a few feet from a memory garden planted when Jaycee Dugard disappeared, a pink butterfly painted there in her honor.

"Here we just went through this and already, someone is attempting to take a kid. Uh-uh," said Tarwater.

Tarwater says a strange woman walked up to a wooded path near the school and right up to the front door. She told the little girl her parents had sent her to pick her up. but the first grader didn't fall for it. Tarwater says the child firmly said no and the woman disappeared back into the woods where she came from.

"She did what she was supposed to. Stranger Danger, A Fighting Chance, these programs do make a difference. Parents, because of Jaycee, this is what I'm really proud of: They talk to their kids," said Tarwater.

James says even though his kids are all under nine years old, he feels none of them are naive about strangers.

"Run and tell somebody. (Why?) So you don't get captured," said kindergarten student, Bryce James.

The superintendent says the Tahoe community will remain vulnerable. It's a mountain town, a thoroughfare, and an area brightly lit by the national spotlight.

"I think it lets us know we are never to turn our backs on this. We always have to be vigilant in watching our children in the community," said Tarwater.

The superintendent says its possible the woman who attempted the kidnapping is a South Lake Tahoe resident because mostly just locals are familiar with the path she walked up on to get onto campus. He suggests all Tahoe parents to keep an eye out for their kids and others, and make sure to remind them about what to do if someone they don't know approaches them.

South Lake Tahoe Police say there was another possible attempted kidnapping at Tahoe Valley Elementary School--also on Tuesday. They say a man and woman asked a student through a fence for help finding a dog they were missing. The child quickly told a teacher. It's unknown at this time whether the two incidents were related, or if the pair were really looking for their dog.