Jacksonville officers were called to Lee High School Tuesday after a report of gunfire but determined that no shooting occurred, according to officials.
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said on Twitter that JSO received a 911 call about gunfire at the school.
Officers responded and set up a perimeter as Duval School police checked the school.
DCPS says Lee high was on a code yellow due to a threat to the school that was called into Jso. Threat was false pic.twitter.com/IGFSkOPWMb
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
JSO said officers have determined no shots were fired.
Duval County Public Schools says it's aware of several threats made about schools on social media.
Action News Jax reporter Deanna Bettineschi is looking into those threats and speaking with parents at Lee High School. Follow her on Twitter at @DeannaANjax and watch CBS47 at 5 for the very latest.
#JSO received a 911 call that there was gunfire at Lee High School. JSO responded, set up a perimeter and @DuvalSchools Police Department checked the school. No such activity was determined to have occurred. Lockdown was lifted by @DuvalSchools PD. #JAX #Jacksonville
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) February 20, 2018
At 5, Hear from these parents who showed up to get their kids from Lee High when there were reports of a threat pic.twitter.com/Ir9Po9fnzv
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
Duval County Schools says it's aware of several threats made about schools on social media.
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
Lots of police activity outside Lee High pic.twitter.com/spEVCvY2rI
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
Parents now being allowed into school to get kids now
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
Students say they were on code yellow for about an hour at Lee High
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
Many parents taking their kids out of school after they say there was a code yellow at Lee high
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
Extra Police leaving school #anjaxbreaking
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
Students and parents say this code yellow was due to a social media post.
— Deanna Bettineschi (@DeannaWAVY) February 20, 2018
How and why we cover school threats
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