A high school in San Diego, California, was put in lockdown on Thursday morning after a disturbance caused by a student with a screwdriver, according to the school district.
Administrators at Mount Carmel High School announced in a message to students, staff and families shortly after 8 a.m. local time that they had opted to lockdown the school. Police were called to campus but no one was injured, the school said.
"Someone at my school just took hostages in the drama room and is threatening to kill them self with a screwdriver so we're on lockdown," an alleged student wrote on Twitter.
The student with the screwdriver reportedly had been isolated to the theater as police spoke to them.
The school urged parents not to come to the school to pick up their children. "We will notify you when the lockdown has been lifted," the message sent to students, staff and families said, according to KSWB.
San Diego Police told Newsweek just before 9 a.m. local time that the school was no longer on lockdown. A spokesman said that no injuries had been reported.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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