Prank Causes Lockdown at 2 Fort Worth ISD Schools: Police

A prank caused the lockdown of two North Texas schools on Wednesday, police say.

According to officers, both Benbrook Middle/High School and nearby Westpark Elementary were placed on lockdown just before noon on Monday, which happened to be the last day of school.[[306512661,C]]

The school was on lockdown while the campuses were checked and cleared by police.

No threat was found and the lockdown was lifted at about 12:30 p.m.

Details about the prank were not released.

Both schools are in the Fort Worth Independent School District.

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