Lodi High School On Lockdown Thursday After Alleged Threat

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Lodi High School was placed on lockdown for a few hours Thursday afternoon after a message was reportedly found in the school, NorthJersey.com reported.

It was not immediately clear where the message was found or what it said. Daily Voice reported that the message was written on a bathroom wall.

Students were expected to be dismissed at about 3 p.m., police told parents assembled outside of the school, according to the report.

News12 reported that a threat was found written on a locker.

There were no alerts about the lockdown on the school district's website or the high school's Twitter page. Superintendent Frank Quatrone did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

A Twitter user posted at 1:22 p.m. that cops were in the building with bulletproof vests.

"My best friends are in that building," the tweet said. "Please pray."Lodi high school on Lockdown. Police in the building.

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