Law enforcement: Reports of active shooter, bomb at Jensen Beach High School ‘false’

TODAY WITH THE MISSION THAT WE HAD. AND TO MY RIGHT IS LIEUTENANT JOE COOK, WHO RUNS. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE’RE BREAKING INTO PROGRAMING TO BRING YOU AN UPDATE FROM THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF. LET’S LISTEN IN. TODAY WAS A FALSE ALARM. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAME INTO PLAY TODAY THAT WERE EXTREMELY CONCERNING TO US. AND I’LL START OFF BY KIND OF OUTLINING WHAT TOOK PLACE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. SO JUST BEFORE NOON TIME TODAY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A 911 CALL FROM A FROM A NUMBER THAT WE’VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY AS A VALID NUMBER. SO IT’S KIND OF A BLOCKED NUMBER OF VOICE OVER IP NUMBER. BUT THE CALLER STAYED ON THE LINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND SAID SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS. ONE WAS THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL BOMBS THAT WERE PLANTED HERE IN JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN ANOTHER WAS THAT A 15 MINUTES, AN ACTIVE SHOOTING WOULD BEGIN HERE AT JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. OF COURSE, THAT WAS CONCERNING. OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER ON SCENE HERE. HIT THE LOCKDOWN BUTTON, BUT AT THE SAME TIME HE HIT THE LOCKDOWN BUTTON. YOU KNOW, THE KIDS NOW AT THIS POINT WERE ON ALERT. THEY KNOW THEIR PROTOCOL. THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THESE EVENTS. THEY HEARD SHOTS THAT WERE FIRED THEY BELIEVED WERE REAL SHOTS. WE KNOW NOW THAT THOSE SHOTS CAME FROM THE STARTER GUNS AT A TRACK AND FIELD EVENT BEHIND US, BUT THE KIDS DIDN’T KNOW THAT, SO THEY DID THE RIGHT THING. THEY ALL LOCKED THEMSELVES IN ROOMS. THE RUN HIDE FIGHT KICKED IN. THEY LOCKED THEMSELVES IN ROOMS. A BUNCH OF THEM WERE RUNNING OUT OF THE BUILDING, HEADED ACROSS TO THE BUSINESSES WHICH ARE OVER OFF OF US ONE AS OUR FIRST RESPONDENT, DEPUTIES WERE SHOWING UP IN THOSE FIRST RESPONDING DEPUTIES AND POLICE OFFICERS FROM STEWART POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE TOLD THAT SHOTS HAD BEEN FIRED AND THAT’S WHY THEY WERE RUNNING. SO YOU SAW THE MASSIVE RESPONSE THAT SHOWED UP HERE AT JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, STEWART POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE U.S. MARSHALS TASK FORCE, THE FBI TASK FORCE IS A HUGE DELEGATION OF MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, DETECTIVES, OUR WHOLE CREW, OUR AVIATION UNIT. WE ALL RESPONDED TO WHAT WE BELIEVED WAS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NOT AN ACTIVE SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE. I WANT TO STOP HERE AND KIND OF BRAG ON OUR YOUTH, OUR YOUTH AND OUR TEACHERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES HERE AT JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WERE PHENOMENAL. IT WAS STRESSFUL FOR THEM. THEY TRULY BELIEVED THAT SHOTS WERE BEING FIRED, BUT THEY FOLLOWED THEIR TRAINING. THEY FOLLOWED THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTILLED IN THEIR MINDS BY A LOT OF THEM LOCKING THEMSELVES IN CLOSETS, SOME OF WHICH WERE THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR BEFORE THEY WERE ALLOWED OUT BY OUR SWAT TEAM MEMBERS. SOME RAN FROM THE CAMPUS, GAVE DETAILED INFORMATION FOR WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY HEARD. SO EVERYBODY DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. SO THIS WHOLE THING HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE ALARM AS FAR AS TRACKING BACK WHO MADE THAT INITIAL PHONE CALL MAKING AN ARREST. I DON’T HAVE ANY ANY REAL ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE ON THAT YET. OF COURSE, OUR ANALYSTS, THE ANALYSTS ARE WORKING ON TRYING TO TRACK THAT BACK. IF WE CAN MAKE AN ARREST, WE ABSOLUTELY WILL. BUT RIGHT NOW, OUR FIRST AND FOREMOST CONCERN WAS MAKING SURE THAT THIS HIGH SCHOOL WAS SAFE, MAKING SURE PARENTS WERE NOTIFIED, WHICH IS A PROCESS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SCHOOL IS SAFE BEFORE WE START SENDING ANY INFORMATION OUT TO THE PARENTS. AND OF COURSE, WE WANT THE INFORMATION TO BE CORRECT. ANOTHER PART OF THIS IS HOW EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THIS IS. THESE CALLS, WHICH WE’VE HAD BEFORE SWATTING CALLS. I’M NOT SAYING THIS IS A SWATTING CALL, BUT IT KIND OF HAS THAT FEEL. THESE CALLS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, NOT JUST FOR THE KIDS THAT ARE IN THE SCHOOL AND FOR THE STAFF THAT ARE HERE, BUT FOR OUR RESPONDING DEPUTIES. ONE OF OUR DEPUTIES WAS INVOLVED IN A SIGNIFICANT CRASH IN THE MIDDLE OF STUART, TRYING TO GET HERE IN A TIMELY FASHION TO PROTECT OUR KIDS. SO THESE CALLS, THEY PRODUCE A LOT OF PANDEMONIUM HERE IN THE SCHOOL. THE PARENTS, OF COURSE, ARE WORRIED BECAUSE THEIR KIDS ARE TEXTING THEM. THEY’RE SEEING THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY KNOW SOMETHING’S WRONG, BUT THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. AND OUR DEPUTIES AND THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE RESPONDING ARE AT RISK BECAUSE OF THIS. SO AGAIN, WE’RE THANKFUL. WE’RE PROUD OF OUR OUR DEPUTIES, OUR POLICE OFFICERS. AND WE’RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR KIDS THAT THAT ACTUALLY HAD THEY’RE VERY THOUGHTFUL. THEY WERE AFRAID. SOME OF THEM WERE EXTREMELY AFRAID, BUT THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR FEELINGS, PROTECT THEMSELVES AND PROVIDE GOOD INFORMATION. SO WITH THAT, I’LL KICK IT TO YOU GUYS FOR QUESTIONS. IF I CAN ANSWER THEM. WHAT’S THE STATUS OF THE DEPUTY IN THE CAR CRASH? SO THE STATUS OF THE DEPUTY IN THE CAR CRASH IS IT’S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HE DOESN’T HAVE SERIOUS INJURIES, BUT IT’S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. I SAW THE CAR IS PRETTY BANGED UP NOW. YOU SAID THAT STUDENTS RAN TO BEST BUY. SOME STUDENTS STAYED IN THEIR CLASSROOM HITTING BALLS, RUNNING TO BEST BUY. THE NEARBY BUSINESSES. I MEAN, IS THAT PART OF PROTOCOL IN THESE TYPES OF EVENTS? SO THE QUESTION IS, STUDENTS RAN TO NEARBY BUSINESSES. SOME STAYED LOCKED IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS THEY FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL. THAT’S PART OF THEIR TRAINING. SO IT’S THE RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. IF YOU CAN’T RUN, THEN LOCK YOURSELF IN A POSITION WHERE YOU HAVE WHERE YOU’RE SAFE, WHICH IS WHAT A LOT OF THESE MOST OF THE STUDENTS DID, BUT SOME OF THESE KIDS WERE MOVING TO THE CAFETERIA. THEY WERE BY THE FRONT DOOR. AND SO THEY THEY TOOK FLIGHT, WHICH WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO. AND THEN THEY WENT TO A PRE-DESIGNATED RALLY POINT, WHICH I’M NOT GOING TO COMPROMISE, BUT THEY WENT TO A RALLY POINT. THEY CONTACTED THEIR PARENTS AND THEY STAYED AND WAITED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ARRIVE. SO THEY DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS. THEY PERFORMED EXCEPTIONALLY WELL GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU MENTIONED A TRACK MEET WHERE THEIR STUDENTS OUTSIDE DURING THE SHOOTING OR DURING THE FALSE ALARM. SO THE QUESTION IS WHETHER STUDENTS OUTSIDE DURING THE FALSE ALARM? THE ANSWER IS YES. SO WE HAD STUDENTS IN THE CAFETERIA, SORRY. AND THEN BUILDING FOUR, WHICH IS A 380 YARD BUILDING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THEN SOME HERE ON THE TRACK. SO THERE WERE STUDENTS SPREAD OUT EVERYWHERE, PLUS THE STUDENTS THAT LEFT THE CAMPUS. IT WAS A BIG SCENE RIGHT NOW ON CAMPUS, WHAT’S THE STATUS? SO, SO THE STATUS ON CAMPUS IS THE LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN LIFTED. SO LAW ENFORCEMENT WE’RE PULLING OUT. OTHER THAN THE INVESTIGATION WE’RE DOING TO TRY TO TRACK BACK THAT NUMBER. AND NOW THE SCHOOL REALLY HAS KICKED INTO GEAR FOR REUNIFYING THE KIDS. IF PARENTS WANT TO COME GET THEM, THE SCHOOL’S ALLOWING THEM TO COME GET THEM. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I BELIEVE THEY’RE GOING BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL, IF THAT’S EVEN POSSIBLE. OF COURSE, THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE DAY. THE KIDS I TALKED TO, A LOT OF THEM, THEY’RE PRETTY AMPED UP AND RIGHTFULLY SO. SO I WOULD IMAGINE MOST PARENTS ARE GOING TO COME GET THEIR KIDS, HUG THEM, TAKE THEM HOME AND COMPLIMENT THEM FOR THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DID. DID THE PHONE CALL HAVE ANY SIMILARITIES TO PAST SWATTING CALLS? MOST RECENTLY THE ONE AT FAMU? SO THE QUESTION IS, DID IT HAVE ANY SIMILARITIES TO THE ONE AT WATTS? ANY OTHER RECENT SWATTING CALLS? I KNOW MOST RECENTLY THERE WAS ONE AT FAMU LIKE THREE DAYS AGO. YES. SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SIMILARITIES. THIS THIS SEEMED TO BE A FOREIGN TYPE VOICE. WE HAVE TRACKED IT BACK TO A NAME. BUT AGAIN THESE ARE VOICE OVER IP. SO A LOT OF THESE ARE INVESTIGATIONS TO NOWHERE WHICH ARE EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. BUT WE’RE REALLY PUT IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION. YOU GET INFORMATION THAT SOMETHING’S GOING ON. WE’RE GOING TO RESPOND, BUT THEN IT COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. WHEN YOU HAVE INCIDENTS LIKE THE STARTING GUNS BACK HERE, THAT JUST AMPS IT UP THAT MUCH MORE, AND WE’RE GOING TO RESPOND. I MEAN, I THINK EVERY RESOURCE AT THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP OUT HERE TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE, WHICH IS OUR FIRST AND PRIMARY GOAL. BUT TO BE CLEAR, IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE CALL THAT YOU HAD. THE QUESTION IS, WAS IT SIMILAR? AND THE ANSWER IS YES. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU TELL PARENTS WHO ARE LISTENING RIGHT NOW? WHAT DO I TELL PARENTS THAT ARE LISTENING NOW? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I SAID IT TWICE ALREADY. YOUR KIDS DID A GREAT JOB. SECOND OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO TRUST US. I KNOW AS A PARENT, I HAVE FOUR KIDS. AS A PARENT, I WANT TO KNOW INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY RIGHT NOW. AND I GOT A LOT OF PHONE CALLS WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP HERE. WHAT’S GOING ON? PARENTS WANT TO KNOW. BUT SOMETIMES WE DON’T KNOW, SO THEY HAVE TO TRUST US. SO WE’RE GOING TO GIVE THEM INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER AS FAST AS WE CAN. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO GIVE THEM ACCURATE INFORMATION. SO IT TOOK 35 45 MINUTES TO GIVE OUR FIRST, I THINK WE PUT A FACEBOOK POST OUT ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, DID SOME SOME ROBOCALLS. SO IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO FIGURE THAT OUT. AND I KNOW THEIR KIDS ARE TEXTING THEM REAL TIME, BUT THEY GOT TO REALIZE THAT IF I’M GOING TO GIVE INFORMATION, IT HAS TO BE ACCURATE. NUMBER. HELP US UNDERSTAND. SORRY, THE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS GOING ON THERE. YOU SAID THAT THEY WERE MISTAKING THE STARTER GUN FOR AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. WHY WAS THE STARTER GUN EVEN FIRING DURING A LOCKDOWN? SO THE QUESTION IS WHY WAS THE STARTER GUN FIRING DURING THE LOCKDOWN? AND THE ANSWER IS IT WAS KIND OF AT THE SAME TIME. SO ONCE THE LOCKDOWN WAS IMPLEMENTED, THE FIRE, THE STARTER GUNS HAD ALREADY BEEN SHOT SEVERAL TIMES. SO WE’RE HYPER AWARE IN OUR SOCIETY RIGHT NOW OF ACTIVE SHOOTERS. WE TRAIN IT, WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. THESE STUDENTS TRAIN IT, HIS DEPUTIES TRAIN IT. HE’S HE IS THE MASTER OF TRAINING. ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE. SO IT’S IN THEIR HEAD ALREADY. AND THEN YOU GET THAT LOCKDOWN, WHICH IS AN ALARM THAT GOES OFF IN THE SCHOOL. AND THEN THEY HAVE JUST HEARD SEVERAL SHOTS BEING FIRED. SO THEY DO THE RIGHT THING. THEY THEY HIDE, THEY RUN, THEY DO WHAT THEY CAN TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. SHERIFF, CAN YOU JUST CONFIRM THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS? THAT WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT THE THREATS INDICATED. SO THE QUESTION IS, WAS THERE ANYTHING FOUND ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE THREATS? MEANING WAS THERE ANY BOMB MAKING MATERIAL, ANYTHING FOUND? THE ANSWER IS NO. NOTHING AT ALL. THAT’S WHY WE HAD AN EXTRA HOUR OF GOING BACK THROUGH THE ROOMS AND TALKING TO KIDS AND TRYING TO VET THIS OUT. BUT NO, THERE’S BEEN NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE’S ANY VALIDITY TO THESE THREATS. I KNOW YOU’RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THAT ROBO CALLER THAT CALLED TODAY. WHAT’S NEXT IN THE INVESTIGATION NOW? SO THE QUESTION IS WHAT’S NEXT IN THE INVESTIGATION. THAT IS WHAT WE’RE AFTER. IF WE CAN FIND WHO THAT PERSON IS, WE’RE GOING TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF THEM. AND IT’S NOT JUST MYSELF AND CHIEF AND AGENCY WORKING IT. WE’RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE FBI. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE FBI AND OTHER AGENCIES TO TRACK BACK WHERE THIS CALL ORIGINATED FROM. IF YOU WANT ANY STUDENTS INJURED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THE QUESTION IS, ANY STUDENTS INJURED? AND THE ANSWER IS NOT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE. AND WE DID DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDENTS. THEY’VE THEY’VE NOW PULLED THEM BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMS WHERE THEY ORIGINATED FROM. AND THEY’VE, THEY’VE GONE OVER AND IT APPEARS THAT EVERYBODY’S FINE, THANKFULLY. CHIEF, YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS EXEMPLIFIED HERE. WE HAD EVERY MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE WITHIN MINUTES, ALONG WITH DOZENS AND DOZENS OF DEPUTIES, TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AND THESE KIDS AND LOCK DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAD OFFICERS AT AT THE BEST BUY AND THE PLAZA OVER THERE TO MAKE SURE THOSE KIDS WERE SAFE AND PROTECTED OVER THERE. SO SHERIFF SAID, EVERYTHING HE’S DESCRIBED, EVERYTHING IS PERTINENT TO THIS. AND THE TEAMWORK IS IS VERY APPARENT HERE BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, PARENTS, THE SCHOOL AND ALL ITS EMPLOYEES. AND YOUR OFFICE RECEIVED THE FIRST CALL, CORRECT? YES, YES, WE DID JUST ONE CALL. ONE CALL? THAT’S CORRECT. DID GUYS THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE YOU WAITING ON US. WE’RE GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YOU’VE BEEN LISTENING TO SHERIFF JOHN BUDINSKI RESPONDING TO THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AT JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL SHORTLY BEFORE NOON TODAY. THE SHERIFF CALLING. WHAT HAPPENED THERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL? A FALSE ALARM. BUT HE SAID THE STUDENTS DID EVERYTHING RIGHT JUST BEFORE NOON TIME, A911 CALL CAME IN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT A BOMB THREAT AND A POSSIBLE ACTIVE SHOOTING HAPPENING IN 15 MINUTES. WELL, SOME STUDENTS ACTUALLY HEARD SHOTS FIRED. THOSE SHOTS CAME FROM A STARTER GUN AT A TRACK AND FIELD EVENT THAT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ON CAMPUS. AUTHORITIES HAVE LEARNED NO ONE WAS INJURED IN ALL THIS. THE SHERIFF SAID THAT FORTUNATELY, SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS RAN TO NEARBY BUSINESSES AND CALLED THEIR PARENTS. OTHER STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO LOCK THEMSELVES IN CLASSROOMS AND STAY PUT UNTIL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED. SO AGAIN, NO ACTIVE THREAT AT JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. AUTHORITIES STILL ON THE SCENE THERE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY FOR YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND HAVE THE VERY LATEST ON WPBF 25 NE

Law enforcement: Reports of active shooter, bomb at Jensen Beach High School ‘false’

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Updated: 2:01 PM EDT Apr 21, 2026

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Law enforcement responded to a report of an active shooter and bomb at Jensen Beach High School on Tuesday afternoon.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsThe Martin County Sheriff’s Office and the Stuart Police Department responded to the high school.The Martin County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement:”There is a significant law enforcement presence in and around Jensen Beach High School following an anonymous call to our Dispatch Center reporting a bomb threat and an active shooter. Out of an abundance of caution, the school has been placed on lockdown. At this time, all students are safe. There is no active shooter, and that report has been determined to be false. There is also no indication the threat is credible; however, the Sheriff’s Office is continuing to handle the situation out of an abundance of caution.The School District will provide guidance shortly on student dismissal and pick-up procedures. Please wait for official instructions before coming to campus.There is no additional information at this time.”In a message to parents and guardians, Jensen Beach High School confirmed anonymous information was reported to the Stuart Police Department regarding weapons at Jensen Beach High School.The high school added law enforcement responded and searched the campus. The high school also confirmed that students and staff are safe. Because of law enforcement activity, no one is permitted to enter or leave Jensen Beach High School at this time.The Martin County School District released the following statement to WPBF 25 News on Tuesday afternoon:”Jensen Beach High School was put on lockdown after the Stuart Police Department received an anonymous tip today regarding weapons on campus. Law enforcement responded and immediately and thoroughly searched the campus. Based on that thorough investigation, the tip has been determined to be not credible. Our students and staff remain safe.Law enforcement presence continues on the JBHS campus- for that reason, no one is permitted to come onto or leave the property at this time.”WPBF 25 News has a crew heading to the school.This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. —

Law enforcement responded to a report of an active shooter and bomb at Jensen Beach High School on Tuesday afternoon.

Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office and the Stuart Police Department responded to the high school.

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement:

“There is a significant law enforcement presence in and around Jensen Beach High School following an anonymous call to our Dispatch Center reporting a bomb threat and an active shooter. Out of an abundance of caution, the school has been placed on lockdown. At this time, all students are safe.

There is no active shooter, and that report has been determined to be false.
There is also no indication the threat is credible; however, the Sheriff’s Office is continuing to handle the situation out of an abundance of caution.
The School District will provide guidance shortly on student dismissal and pick-up procedures. Please wait for official instructions before coming to campus.
There is no additional information at this time.”

Jensen Beach High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday after an anonymous call falsely reported a bomb threat and active shooter, prompting a large law enforcement response.

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Jensen Beach High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday after an anonymous call falsely reported a bomb threat and active shooter, prompting a large law enforcement response.

In a message to parents and guardians, Jensen Beach High School confirmed anonymous information was reported to the Stuart Police Department regarding weapons at Jensen Beach High School.

The high school added law enforcement responded and searched the campus. The high school also confirmed that students and staff are safe.

Because of law enforcement activity, no one is permitted to enter or leave Jensen Beach High School at this time.

The Martin County School District released the following statement to WPBF 25 News on Tuesday afternoon:

“Jensen Beach High School was put on lockdown after the Stuart Police Department received an anonymous tip today regarding weapons on campus. Law enforcement responded and immediately and thoroughly searched the campus.
Based on that thorough investigation, the tip has been determined to be not credible. Our students and staff remain safe.
Law enforcement presence continues on the JBHS campus- for that reason, no one is permitted to come onto or leave the property at this time.”

WPBF 25 News has a crew heading to the school.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.