Police investigation at Bristol Eastern amid report of weapon in school

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Bristol, Conn./WTIC Radio - Police launched an investigation Wednesday amid reports that a student may have been in possession of a weapon on the campus of Bristol Eastern High School.

Police and the Board of Education were notified and the school was placed into "secure school" mode.

A student was removed from school, police said.

No weapon was found and the incident was not deemed a threat "to the school or community", according to police.

They did not say whether the student removed was placed under arrest.

Police say the incident remains under investigation.

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