More Security Scares At NJ Schools With Lockdowns, Arrests

Several school districts dealt with security scares on Monday, leading to at least two arrests, a lockdown and three police investigations. In one district, a student was even reportedly led away in handcuffs after the SWAT team responded to a potential threat in Bergen County. Read more here...

New Jersey has dealt with a number of threats like these since 17 people were killed in the Florida shooting massacre two weeks ago. Over a two-day period last week, four people were arrested – including a 12-year-old – after several more threats were made at New Jersey schools. Read more here...

Here is what happened Monday, and the day isn't even over yet:

Dumont

A Dumont High School student was in custody after the school was placed on lockdown Monday, according to reports. NorthJersey.com reported that the student was taken into custody. Authorities led a student away from the school in handcuffs, NBC4 reported.

A student posted on Twitter at 1:35 p.m. that the school had been on lockdown for two hours at that point. Students reportedly hid under their desks. The nature of the threat was not immediately clear, according to NBC, nor was it clear if the threat was made from inside the school. Several worried parents were reportedly waiting across the street from the school. Read more here...

Cranford

A Union County College student was arrested and charged with bringing fake guns into a classroom on the main campus in Cranford Monday morning, authorities announced.

Eric Jacobs, 20, of Millburn in Essex County, is charged with fourth-degree possession of an imitation firearm for an unlawful purpose and creating a hazardous condition, a disorderly persons offense, acting Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan and Cranford Police Chief Ryan Greco jointly announced.

A college employee spotted "a person who appeared to have a concealed weapon" on campus at about 10 a.m. and notified on-site public safety personnel. Read more here...

Point Pleasant Boro

A shelter-in-place was declared at Memorial Middle School on Monday after a message containing a possible threat was found in the bathroom, according to Vincent S. Smith, superintendent of schools.

Students told school officials about the message that was written in a bathroom stall. The message contained a threat that something was going to occur at Memorial Middle School, Smith wrote in a letter to parents. Read more here...

Jackson

A Jackson Township middle school student is facing disciplinary action after the student brought an unloaded BB gun to school on Monday, district officials said.

The BB gun was discovered when a teacher taking attendance at the Christa McAuliffe Middle School saw what appeared to be a weapon in a student's bookbag as the student was taking books out of the bag, officials said in a notice posted on the school district website. Read more here...

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