VERO BEACH — A student’s social media threat toward a high school caused the campus to be placed on a brief lockdown early Monday, sheriff’s officials said.
A Vero Beach High School parent called school officials to warn them about the post early Monday, School District of Indian River County spokeswoman Cristen Maddux said. The 2,900-student school, including the main campus and the Freshman Learning Center, was placed on the code yellow lockdown from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m., said Indian River County sheriff’s spokesman Maj. Eric Flowers and Maddux.
“This follows our ‘see something say something’ policy,” Maddux said. “Parents and students have been vigilant about following the policy.”
The student was seen on campus Monday and later detained off campus by deputies, Maddux said.
The student posted the threat sometime over the weekend, Maddux said. Details on the social media platform used and if anyone was specifically targeted in the threat were not available.
Vero Beach High School was on Code Yellow lockdown earlier this morning as a result of a social media post made by a student. One student was taken into custody. No weapons were involved or recovered in today’s event. School has resumed normal operations.
— IRCSheriff (@IRCSheriff) April 29, 2019
Vero high Principal Shawn O’Keefe sent out a call to all parents about the incident, Maddux said.
The code yellow was lifted about 30 minutes later. A code yellow is a precautionary lockdown where all doors are locked and movement around campus is limited, but classes resume, Maddux said.
“It was handled very quickly,” Maddux said.
No weapons or injuries were reported, Flowers said.
This story will be updated.
