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Palm Glades Preparatory Academy in SW Miami-Dade on Lockdown After Threat

What to Know

  • The school in SW Miami-Dade received a threat via text.
  • The threat follows the Parkland school tragedy in which 17 people were killed.
  • Students were released one-by-one to parents.

The Miami-Dade Police Department said the Palm Glades Preparatory Academy was placed on lockdown due to a threat received.

"Officers are on scene and children are being released to their parents," the MDPD said.

MDPD said the school received a threat via a text message and it was placed on partial lockdown. Students were released to parents one-by-one.

The threat follows the Parkland school tragedy in which 17 people were killed.

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