Multiple students were detained after a Fort Lauderdale high school was placed on lockdown for a possible shooting threat Monday, police said.
Officers responded to Dillard High School around 10:30 a.m., Fort Lauderdale Police officials said.
Footage showed a heavy police presence at the school on Northwest 11th Street.
“It was a code red. We heard about it on the announcements and we went inside," senior Tyren McGinley said. "All we knew was just stay where you were and stay there for a couple of hours."
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The officers cleared the buildings on the school's campus and detained multiple students, officials said.
The lockdown was later lifted and students were released from school.
It's the second time in the past month the school has been placed on lockdown. On March 3rd, a student threatened that they had a bomb and was arrested.
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Some parents said they were frustrated by the incidents.
"This is my son's last year but my daughter's last year will be online. This is ridiculous," Nicole Raygoza said.
"It’s very stressful because every day, every week it’s always something where the school is going on lockdown for something and it has nothing to do with the school. It’s the surrounding area around the school and it’s not fair to the kids or the parents," Ashley Williams said. "We don’t drop off our parents to a school house for them to feel unsafe or unprotected."
An investigation was ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding Monday's threat, officials said.
Check back with NBC 6 for updates.
