ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — For the second day in a row, a local school was placed on lockdown due to an anonymous threat made against it.
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools (ECPPS) said the threat was made against Northeastern High School around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The school was placed on immediate lockdown -- along with nearby Central Elementary School -- and police and first responders were called to investigate.
The Elizabeth City Police Department said the school was secured and no threat was found. The lockdown at both schools have since been lifted.
ECPPS said other school districts received the same threatening call. Additional law enforcement personnel will remain on the campus of Nboth schools for the remainder of the day as a precaution.
The threat was made a day after Bayside High School in Virginia Beach received a similar threat. That, too, was determined to be a false threat by police.
Law enforcement continue to investigate the multiple threats.