Modified lockdown lifted at J.P. Taravella High School after social media threat

Student says threat to bring gun to school was a prank, police say

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. ā€“ J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs was on a modified lockdown Tuesday after someone threatened to bring a gun to school, authorities said.

Coral Springs police said a school police officer made contact with the student who is accused of making the threat on social media, and the student's parents have been notified.

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Police said the student confessed to writing the message, but said that it was a prank.

Authorities said the threat was determined not to be viable.

Broward County Public School officials said the school was on a modified lockdown as a precaution. The lockdown was lifted shortly before 1 p.m.

It's unclear whether the student will face charges, but two students have been suspended as a result of the incident.

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