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It started at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, West Whiteland Township Police said in a statement. The department was called to the school by administrators after a student reported that a classmate was armed, Collegium staff explained.
Upon receiving the report, administrators locked down the building while police and campus security officers conducted a sweep. The "armed" student was located, searched, and found to have "a laser-pointer in the shape of a gun."
The middle school lifted its lockdown and resumed all activities by about 10:45 a.m. after authorities determined there was "no active threat," administrators said.
"We are making our counselors and mental health therapists available to all 7th and 8th Grade students and/or employees that need to process the sudden and alarming events from earlier this morning," Collegium said in a statement to parents.
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