Jordan High in Durham was placed on lockdown after someone reportedly saw a gun on campus Thursday afternoon.
A student told school leaders that they saw another student with a weapon, a Durham Public Schools spokesperson told ABC11.
Durham County sheriff's deputies conducted a sweep of the school but did not find evidence of a weapon. Durham Police officers also responded to the scene.
The lockdown was subsequently lifted.
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