LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A bomb threat on Monday prompted a lockdown at Lake Minneola High School, after law enforcement received a tip, according to Lake County Schools.
The district said an anonymous caller made the threat against the school, but there is “no reason to believe this is a credible threat.”
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said deputies are canvassing the area at the school and access to the campus is “temporarily restricted” while the lockdown is in place.
Out of an abundance of caution, Grassy Lake Elementary, Minneola Charter School and Pinecrest Lakes Academy were also under lockdown, the district said. Around noon, the lockdown was lifted at those schools, but law enforcement officers are still on the campus checking Lake Minneola High School.
No other information was received. An investigation is ongoing.
Last week, Lake Brantley High School and Forest City Elementary in Seminole County were under a Code Red due to a possible threat. Police later called the tip a “hoax.”
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as we receive it.