Report of student with gun prompts lockdown of Windermere High School

Windermere High School was placed on lockdown at noon Wednesday after a report of a gun on campus, deputies said.  

Deputies said a student texted a parent about another student with a gun in the bathroom.

The lockdown was lifted about 2:30 p.m. and deputies said no gun was found.  

Deputies called the incident a “potentially violent situation" and began clearing the buildings. 

Deputies were seen searching the school with guns drawn. 

The school was placed on lockdown in September due to a social media threat. 

The school posted on its Facebook page that all students and staff are safe, and that deputies were searching the school. 

Students were being moved to the athletic fields.

No other information was released.