OVIEDO, Fla. – A student holding a musical instrument as if it were a weapon prompted an alert that resulted in a Code Red at an Oviedo school, officials said.

Lawton Chiles Middle School was placed on a brief lockdown Tuesday morning after an automated weapons detection system detected a potential threat, according to school officials.

In a message to families, school Principal Dr. Melissa Laudani said, “We have multiple layers of school safety, including an automated system that detects potential threats. A student was walking in the hallway, holding a musical instrument as if it were a weapon, which triggered the Code Red to activate.”

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The lockdown was later lifted and all students and staff are safe.

“While there w

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