India, Feb. 27 -- Hermitage High School reportedly went on a lockdown on Thursday. Several media reports indicated that it was because police were investigating reports of an armed person in the area. "Officers are in the area searching for the individual. We ask people to please avoid the area or stay inside as police conduct a search," WTVR CBS 6 News reported police say.

Meanwhile, 12 On Your Side reported that the school was placed on lockdown after a social media threat from a former student who threatened to bring a weapon onto the campus.

The school was reportedly placed on lockdown as students were being dismissed. As a result, the dismissal was delayed. A spokesperson for the school told 8News that police were investigating a r...