SPRINGFIELD — A middle school in Springfield went on a temporary lockdown Thursday afternoon after an intruder entered the building.
Cherie Moore, Springfield City School District’s Director of Communications, said in a statement that the incident was a Hayward Middle School.
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The unidentified individual entered the building as a parent was departing just after 3 p.m. The school’s Assistant Principal met with the individual as police were notified.
“Anytime a school is alerted to a situation such as this, it is standard practice to move to a secured facility status to keep all students safely in their classrooms until the matter can be resolved,” Moore said.
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Moore commended the teachers and students for their “swift reaction doing exactly what they have practiced.”
The incident did not impact the school’s dismissal time.
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