New Plymouth Boys’ High School lockdown: Parents in dark, students under desks as armed police probed threat on first day of NCEA exams

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Parents say they were left worried and confused as they waited for information from New Plymouth Boys’ High School during its four-hour lockdown yesterday. Armed police were…

Parents say they were left worried and confused as they waited for information from New Plymouth Boys’ High School during its four-hour lockdown yesterday.

Armed police were called to the school about 9.50am after a verbal threat was made, and the school was instructed to go into lockdown.

Police deployed substantial resources after the threat, including the Armed Offenders Squad as a precaution.

Throughout the morning, several police cars and armed officers were stationed at school gates on Coronation Ave, blocking different entries and exits into the college.

Students could be seen in their classrooms as the lockdown went into its third hour.

Multiple parents have complained to the Herald about a lack of communication from the school.

A parent of a Year 10 student told the Herald she found out about the lockdown from a community Facebook group.

He shared a video of a police officer and a dog outside his classroom, which concerned her. Adding to her worry was when her son was instructed to stop messaging her because of the school’s lockdown rules.

The mother said the only information from the school during the lockdown was a scrolling banner at the bottom of the school’s website, advising of the lockdown and urging parents to stay away.

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