Bullet Casings Force Lock Down At Glen Rock Schools

Glen Rock elementary schools were locked down after bullet shell casings were found at Robert E. Byrd School Friday morning, authorities said. The middle and high schools were also locked down Friday morning after a bullet casing was found in a classroom, police said.

A lunch assistant found shell casings on a playground at Byrd School Friday during lunch, said Lt. Daniel Dour. Glen Rock Police officers, a county sheriff’s office K-9 unit and crime scene units “actively investigated and found no immediate cause for concern,” Dour said.

The lockdown was lifted and additional police officers and administrators were assigned to all elementary schools at dismissal times.

A shell casing from a .38 caliber bullet was also found in a second floor classroom in the middle school this morning and given to administrators, said Lt. Dour.

Authorities contacted the Glen Rock Police Department and the the classroom and specific lockers were searched while the middle and high schools were locked down, Dour said. No additional evidence was found. Glen Rock police officers and county sheriff’s office K-9 unit conducted the search.

The lockdown was lifted at 1 p.m.

All private schools in Glen Rock were also locked down as a precaution, Dour said, and patrols were conducted; nothing suspicious was found.

All afterschool and evening programs will be held as scheduled, police said.