‘Suspicious object’ prompts lockdown at Volusia County school

Port Orange, Fla. — A lockdown at Spruce Creek High School has been lifted after a School Resource Deputy found a “suspicious item” discarded in a trashcan Thursday afternoon.

The item was described as having wires coming from it and previously being concealed by a student.

Based on statements made by an student, a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Bomb K-9 was dispatched to the school and subsequently cleared the suspicious item.

The incident remains under investigation.