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Fort King Middle School in Ocala on lockdown for alleged threat

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM · 1 min read
Fort King Middle School in Ocala on lockdown for alleged threat — Vero Beach Schools news

A middle school in Marion County is currently on lockdown due to what Ocala police are calling an alleged threat.Police officers are at Fort King Middle School off NE 17th Avenue to investigate. They did not give any details about the type of threat.In a post on Facebook, police said there is no active threat and the lockdown is a precautionary move.It’s the second threat to a school in Central Florida. Seminole High School in Sanford was also put on lockdown, but that threat was determined to be a hoax.This is a developing story. We will have more updates as they become available.

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