DORAL, FLA. (WSVN) - An all clear was given at Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School, hours after the school was placed on lockdown due to a reported bomb threat.
Police responded to the school, located at 8600 NW 107 Avenue in Doral, at around 1 p.m., Tuesday, after a former janitor allegedly threatened to plant bombs in several locations around the school.
Initial reports indicated that the a former school employee made the threat, prompting a response from law enforcement but that has not been confirmed by police.
Police established both an inner and outer perimeter around the school as a precaution while K9 units sniffed parts of the parking lot and building.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the threat was not credible.
Students said the lockdown began right after lunch.
“I’m going to my class, normal like everyday after lunch, and then out of nowhere I hear like the voice of the hallway say ‘everyone this is a lockdown. everyone this is a lockdown.’ I look to my friend on my right and he starts running. I see everyone running and I start running too,” said one student.
Parents said they were concerned while students said it was a scary experience.
“i was scared. I didn’t know what was going on, I was scared,” said one student.
“My son just called me that they were in lockdown at the school and I was really nervous. I ran over here and he said he’s fine but I’m still nervous because I don’t know what’s going on at school,” said a concerned mother.
“I was scared. We were there with a teacher and she told us to text our parents so they wouldn’t be scared,” said another student.
Students said they practice these drills often and so they knew what to do.
As of 2:30 p.m., the school area is back open and parents can pick up their children at the school.
No injuries were reported.
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