Philadelphia School Locked Down After Gun Reported On Campus

PHILADELPHIA – A North Philadelphia middle school was locked down Friday morning after reports of a gun on campus surfaced.

Administrators at Gen. Louis Wagner Middle School called Philadelphia Police at about 8:43 a.m. Friday after a student reported seeing a person with a gun on the school's campus.

Police went from class to class during two searches of the school, according to School District of Philadelphia officials.

No one has been injured in the incident and a gun has not been found, according to district officials and police.

The school remains on lockdown as of 12:3 p.m., according to the district. Students will be sent home when the lockdown is lifted.

District officials said despite the high anxiety of school violence following the school shooting in Broward County, Florida, the students, staff, and faculty of Wagner Middle School and the district overall followed district protocol perfectly to ensure the safety of the school community.

Parents were alerted to the incident by robocall Friday and will also get letters and another robocall later, officials said.

Officials said Friday's incident was an example of students, staff, school police, and Philadelphia Police working together to make sure the school was safe.

And maybe most important, the response to the alleged gun threat was an example of how seeing something and saying something can prevent potential catastrophes.

Patch will provide more information on the incident as it is made available.

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