Gulfport Elementary Locked Down Due to Threat to Student

The Pinellas County School District put Gulfport Elementary on a modified lock down Thursday morning after police expressed concern regarding a student at the school, according to Mike Puetz with St. Petersburg Police.

Puetz says threats were made over the phone to a victim involved in an ongoing investigation by St. Petersurg Police. They were not made to the school, Puetz said. He added that the threats were not singling out the student at the school. Puetz says someone made a broad statement about harming a person's family.

“This did not rise to any kind of immediate threat in the school. We we try to keep the lines of communication open, we wanted to make the school aware of the threat," Puetz said.

Melanie Marquez Parra, Public Information Officer for Pinellas County Schools, said the modified lock down limited outdoor activities for students. Marquez Parra said she believes school was let out on time Thursday.

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