DeLAND, Fla. – A 14-year-old DeLand Middle School student is accused of threatening to bring a gun to school to cause a lockdown, according to DeLand police.
Police said the school resource officer learned of a possible threat Tuesday morning made by the student via text messages with another student.
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Police said the student planned to bring a gun to school causing a lockdown. No weapons were found and the student was arrested.
The boy is charged with making a threat to bring a gun on campus and commit violence.
Making a threat, even as a hoax, against a school is a federal crime, according to the FBI.