15 h. ago Scared pupils ‘hid under tables’ as UK school placed in 'lockdown' after 'malicious' phone call

The incident took place on Monday afternoon (November 3)

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15 h. ago Primary school locked down in 'knife threat' as police race to 'critical incident'

A primary school in Wales was locked down following a threat about people armed with 'knives' - police said a 'critical incident' had been declared

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17 h. ago UK school locked down as 'scared' students 'hide under tables' after chilling call

A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: 'We received a call around 2:30pm this afternoon (November 1) from Stourport High School. It was regarding an anonymous call they had received that caused them concern'

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1 week ago 'Gunman who triggered school lockdown and left pupils ‘hysterical & sobbing’ was a boy in fancy dress

Officers are in contact with the young boy and his family

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1 week ago 'Firearm' suspect who saw Bognor Regis school locked down and 'left children sobbing' was a 14

Pupils at a secondary school in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were kept inside following reports that a man had been seen with a firearm.

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1 week ago ‘Firearm suspect’ triggering school lockdown turns out to be boy in fancy dress with toy gun

Sussex Police dispatched armed officers in response to a report of a suspected gunman in Bognor Regis on Wednesday morning

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1 week ago Bognor Regis school put into lockdown after 'gunman' spotted with 'sobbing' children seen scaling fences and parents rushing to the scene

Pupils at a secondary school in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were described by family as being left upset when kept inside and unable to call parents.

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1 week ago School put into lockdown after 'gunman' spotted with 'sobbing' children seen scaling fences and parents rushing to the scene

Pupils at a secondary school in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were described by family as being left upset when kept inside and unable to call parents.

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1 week ago UK school locked down after 'gunman' saw 'hysterical' pupils scaling fences to escape

A number of schools in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were forced into lockdown after a man was seen with a suspected firearm in Firth Road earlier today, with armed police now on the hunt

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2 w. ago School where teachers and pupil were stabbed put into lockdown after 'threatening message'

"Police enquiries are ongoing"

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2 w. ago Lockdown at Welsh school where teachers and pupil were stabbed

Parents were informed that all students and staff were safe

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2 w. ago How elder care can rupture sibling relationships: ‘I didn’t have much choice’

Guardian readers shared how caring for ageing parents with siblings tested – and sometimes broke – family bondsWhen Katrina, 60 (who withheld her last name for privacy), moved in with her family in Mexico during Covid, it made sense for her to manage her aging parents’ medical care; she’s a nurse. Her sister, who has an MBA, took care of the administrative tasks. It was the first time the family had all lived together since Katrina was in high school. The lockdown was a “very challenging, wonderful” time, she says.At first, the division of responsibilities between the two sisters worked well. But slowly, Katrina started to feel there was “scope creep”. Instead of staying in her administrative lane, her sister started weighing in more and more on Katrina’s management of medical matters. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago School enters 'partial lockdown' after police called out to 'man seen with gun'

Parents were told about the 'precautionary measure'

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3 w. ago School locked down amid 'stabbing' reports with one person injured

The incident happened at Westfalenkolleg, a vocational school in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Wednesday.

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3 w. ago Westfalenkolleg stabbing LIVE: Paderborn school attack sparks lockdown

German special forces have rushed to the scene at Westfalenkolleg, a vocational school in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, after an attack alert

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3 w. ago School stabbing as police confirm at least one seriously injured in horror rampage

A German school has been placed in lockdown after a female student was 'stabbed by a man in the gym' shortly before a suspect was arrested by police near the scene

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3 w. ago Masked gang in 'with weapons' force school into lockdown as kids 'hide under desks'

The school was placed in lockdown with children reported to be 'hiding under desks'.

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