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Fort Worth high school put on lockdown after fireworks set off in bathroom

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Fort Worth high school put on lockdown after fireworks set off in bathroom
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A brief lockdown at a Fort Worth ISD high school was caused by fireworks being set off in a bathroom, and not gunshots as originally reported.Arlington Heights High School lockdownOn Friday, Aug. 21, at around 8:15 a.m., Fort Worth Police responded to Arlington Heights High School after reports were made about possible gunfire inside the school.Fort Worth PD, school resource officers, neighborhood police officers and patrol officers responded to the incident, and Arlington Heights High School was placed on lockdown.When officers arrived at the scene, they determined that fireworks had been set off inside a bathroom in the school, and there were no gunshots fired.The lockdown at Arlington Heights HS has been lifted, and there is no active threat at this time.Officials did not identify who set off the fireworks inside the school's bathroom.Parents, students react"Everyone was terrified."Jessica Castillo, whose son Maddox Chapman is a sophomore at Arlington Heights High School, lamented t

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