Parents have been told that all children are safe and unaware of events happening outside school
Parents with children at Tyldesley Primary School, in Tyldesley, Wigan, were alerted with a message at around lunchtime on Thursday.
They have been told there is no access to the site as it's currently secured and that phone lines are being kept free for emergency calls.The message says: "Just to make you all aware, Tyldesley Primary school is on an internal lockdown."The school have contacted police who are in attendance at the front of school and are searching the entire estate, including a helicopter search.
An update has since been added to say that the lockdown remains in place and children will be staying in school until the end of the day. It says: "Thank you all so much for your patience and understanding, and giving us the time to focus allow us to deal with the incident effectively, with the children's safety being our priority.
"There is a high police presence on the estate, and on the school grounds as a matter of precaution. The risk in the local has significantly reduced but, as a precaution and to ensure that the school site remains completely secure, school will remain on an internal lockdown. Children will remain on site and in class until the end of the school day."
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