West Sussex school in lockdown after 'serious incident' involving knife: Everything we know so far
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Durrington High School informed parents and carers of ‘an incident’ via a post on Facebook at 10am. Pictures since emerged, showing police officers have responded.
More information was provided in a letter sent by the school’s co-headteachers Shaun Allison and Chris Woodcock – which has been widely shared on social media, and seen by this newspaper.
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Hide Ad"As you will be aware, there was a serious incident in school this morning, where a young person came into the site in possession of a knife,” the letter read.
"We immediately went into lockdown and within five minutes, the police were on site and assisted staff to bring the incident under control.
"No one harmed. We would like to thank our students and staff for their excellent response. The young person has been arrested and we are assisting police with their enquiries.
"We would also like to thank you for your support and cooperation. If any student would like further support, we have advised them to speak to am member of staff. Students were quickly and calmly back onto their normal timetable.”
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Hide AdThe initial statement on social media informed parents of an ‘incident in school’.
The Facebook post added: “Nobody has been harmed, all staff and students acted in accordance with our lockdown procedure. This resulted in us being able to effectively and calmly manage the situation.
“A further communication will follow, please do not try to contact the school or your child at this time. No children or staff have been harmed and the incident is finished.
“We thank you for supporting the school and staff in dealing effectively with this situation.”
