Children at Platt Bridge Community School in Wigan, Greater Manchester, were temporarily kept indoors today due to reports of a man with a firearm nearby. The school received a call from the police around 11:55 am following emergency service reports of the incident. Thankfully, it was later confirmed to be a false alarm with no threat to the wider community. The situation was resolved over an hour later at approximately 1 pm.
In a message to parents and carers, Mr. Stephen Wallace, the school’s headteacher, assured that there was no direct danger to the school, students, or staff. As a precautionary measure, the school followed police advice to keep the children inside until the incident was officially resolved. Wallace emphasized that the safety of the children is the top priority in such situations and that the school’s security measures were heightened during the incident.