Fletcher High School temporarily locked down due to online threat, student who made threat facing ‘severe consequences’

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – Fletcher High School was briefly placed on lockdown on Wednesday after an online threat to “shoot up the school” was made by a student, according to the school’s principal.

The lockdown has since been lifted, and all students and staff were reported safe. The principal said, however, that the student who made the threat faces “severe consequences,” which could include possible criminal charges.

"Please continue to reinforce with your children that we will never dismiss these kinds of threats as a joke or something carelessly stated,“ Principal Ledford said in a message to families. ”All threats are immediately reported to law enforcement and fully investigated."