DeLAND, Fla. – Two students who are accused of calling 911 and making false threats against DeLand Middle School students on Monday were arrested, police said.
DeLand police responded to the school shortly after noon Monday and the school was placed on lockdown. A 12-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy told 911 operators that they were going to shoot up the school and they had a bomb, according to a news release.
Police and K-9 units secured the area and Sky 6 video captured a bomb disposal robot wheeling into the school.
Authorities were able to trace the call back to a student inside the school and two students were arrested, DeLand police said. News 6 is not naming the suspects because they are minors.
They have been charged with making a false report concerning planting a bomb, an explosive or weapon of mass destruction, or concerning the use of a firearm in a violent manner, police said.
Principal Bill Dunnigan called and left parents and guardians a recorded message to inform them of the incident.
Dunnigan said emergency service officials received a threat at the school Monday, but because the threat did not mention a specific location on campus, the school was placed on lockdown as law enforcement search the campus.
"Please know that all students are safe at this time," Dunnigan said.
The lockdown was lifted before 3 p.m., school officials said.
Parents lined up around the campus during the lockdown, waiting to pick up their children.
Volusia County School District officials told News 6 that the district received several unfounded threats in October, but none were directed at DeLand Middle School.
Check back for more details on this developing story.