Lockdown lifted at Cuyahoga Falls High School after student receives online threat

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cuyahoga Falls Police Department said Cuyahoga Falls High School went on lockdown Thursday due an online theat.

According to the department, a student received a threat over social media from an unknown person who threatened to come to the school, prompting a lockdown.

The school district said the lockdown had been lifted as of 10:50 a.m.

Police said officers moved students to a secure location, and school families will have an option to arrange early pick-up.

Reports of an active shooter at the school are false, according to the department.

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