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All Clear After 911 Threat Leads to Lockdown at Miami Beach Senior High School

Officials said a perimeter had been established around the school while they investigate

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Miami Beach Senior High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after police said they received a threat through their 911 call center.

Footage showed multiple officers at the school on Prairie Avenue, with several officers searching an area with K-9s.

Miami Beach Police officials said they performed a thorough search and secured the school, and no threat was identified.

Police said a perimeter had been established around the school, and Miami-Dade Police and Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police assisted.

The incident led to school dismissal being delayed.

Miami-Dade School Board officials had earlier said the threat appeared to not be credible.

No other information was immediately known.

Check back with NBC 6 for updates.

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