FERNDALE (WWJ) -- There was a brief lockdown at Ferndale High School and Ferndale Middle School Tuesday morning after a report came in about students with guns.
The Ferndale Police Department was called in to search the schools and lockers, just after 9:30 a.m., on November 10.
Administrators said an investigation found the items the students had were determined not to be real firearms. Officials did not say whether they were toy guns, or something else.
A spokesperson for the school district said the students involved were identified, removed from the building, and their families were called.
The lockdown was lifted at around 10 a.m., and the school day resumed as normal.
The spokesperson stressed that this is an isolated incident, there is no ongoing threat, and no one was hurt.
In a statement, Superintendent Camille Hibbler said that bringing any item that looks like a weapon to school is a serious matter.
The students involved will face consequences under the Student Code of Conduct.
“Even when an item turns out not to be real, anything that looks like a weapon is treated as a real threat until we know otherwise, and that’s exactly what happened today," Hibbler said. "I’m grateful to our staff and to the Ferndale Police Department for acting quickly, and to our students for following lockdown procedures.”
To protect student privacy, the district said it won't be sharing any names or details about disciplinary actions.
School counselors will be made available to any students who may feel unsettled following the incident.
School officials say those involved will be disciplined
School officials say those involved will be disciplined
