LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) -- School leaders at the Starpoint Central School District said there was a mistaken lockdown on Thursday morning due to a technical system error.

At approximately 10:45 a.m., the entire district went into a lockdown. Parents were notified, which caused some concern, but local officials say the entire incident was a false alarm.

According to Superintendent Sean Croft, the lockdown alert was triggered by a "technical system error." The primary, middle and high schools all went into lockdown as if there was an active shooter. Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti said 12 members of law enforcement between the Sheriff's Office and New York State Police arrived on scene within minutes.

"We treat it as if it were a real alarm," Filicetti said. "So we follow protocols

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