Update: Student Arrested for Causing Lockdown at 3 Schools

Update Aug. 29, 1:11 p.m.: Pasco County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kevin Doll said one student has been arrested for disrupting a school function. The student said he had guns, “which wasn’t true,” Doll wrote in an email.

Update Aug. 29, 1:05 p.m.: Sunlake High School remained on lockdown shortly before 1 p.m. as parents lined the street in front of the school. Officials are not releasing further information at this time.

Update Aug. 29, 11:17 a.m.: Sunlake High School Principal Steve Williams confirmed the student who raised concern is “in custody,” in a phone call placed to Sunlake parents. ”In an abundance of safety, we are currently conducting a sweep of the school,” he said in the 11:15 a.m. call to parents. Williams said more information about the occurrence will go home with students this evening.

Earlier:

Three Land O’ Lakes schools were put on lockdown Friday morning when a student wearing a trench coat raised warning flags.

Pasco County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kevin Doll confirmed the lockdown at Sunlake High School, while a school district official said Charles Rushe Middle and Oakstead Elementary were also placed on lockdown.

While details are still sketchy, the district says a student wearing a trench coat on the high school campus raised concern. That student is now being interviewed and the lockdown has been lifted, the district’s communications office said.

The sheriff’s office hasn’t confirmed if the lockdowns have been rescinded as of yet.

Stay with Land O’ Lakes Patch for updates as they become available.

Photo Credit: Law enforcement vehicles block the entrance and exit to Sunlake High School Friday afternoon/Sherri Lonon