Piscataway Schools Locked Down After Gun Threat

PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway High School was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a person at the school claimed to have a gun, said Piscataway schools superintendent Dr. Frank Ranelli.

The school was placed on lockdown from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and the person who made the claim "was immediately secured by the building administration and security," said Ranelli.

No students were at risk at any time, he said. It remains unknown if it was a student who made the gun claim. If it was, their name would not be released as he or she is a minor.

"Today, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:44 a.m., Piscataway High School was placed in a lockdown situation in response to an individual who claimed to be in possession of a weapon on school grounds," said Ranelli in a statement on the school district website. "The involved individual was immediately secured by the building administration and security. The Piscataway Police Department was immediately on site and staff and students were not at risk at any time."

"Our students and staff responded perfectly and took all necessary precautions in response to the announced call. I am very proud of the way your children responded," he added.