Two Orange County schools were locked down Tuesday afternoon after a threat was made against a Hillsborough middle school, said schools Spokesman Michael Gilbert.
“The threat was made by an individual in the community against an individual at (C.W. Stanford Middle School),” he said.
The individual was arrested by police on Orange High School Road in Hillsborough.
C.W. Stanford Middle School and Orange High School, both located on Orange High School Road, went into lockdown at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The lockdown was lifted at about 5:00 p.m., he said.
Although students were dismissed at 3:30 p.m., those involved in after-school programs were still in the schools, Gilbert said.
He said in accordance with lockdown procedures, students were taken inside and all doors and windows were locked.
