Ferndale Students Bring Fake Guns To Class: Officials

FERNDALE, MI — Ferndale High School and middle school were thrown into lockdown Tuesday morning after staff was told some students brought fake guns to school, according to school officials.

During the lockdown, staff and police searched the buildings and lockers, accounting for every student, according to school officials.

Officials eventually found the fake guns and identified the students who brought them into the building, according to school officials.

The students were removed from the school and their families were contacted, according to school officials.

According to the district's website, "the students involved will face consequences under the Student Code of Conduct. To protect student privacy, the district cannot share names or details of student discipline."

Officials said this was an isolated incident and there is no threat to any school in the district.

The lockdown was lifted at 10 a.m., and the school day continued on its normal schedule.

"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," Superintendent Camille 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."