Norristown Area High School was on lockdown on Tuesday afternoon due to a report of a weapon on school grounds, the school district said on Tuesday evening.
The main campus of the high school went into lockdown sometime around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, the district said.
SkyForce10 was over the high school on Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. where we could see marked police cars from the West Norriton Police Department parked outside.
People could be seen lingering outside of the school.
In a statement released at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday evening, Norristown Area School District officials said that they received a report of a possible weapon on the school’s campus after a fight broke out between students.
A lockdown and a comprehensive search of the school’s campus was initiated with the help of police, but no weapon was found, officials said.
Once the campus was cleared, the school began a gradual dismissal at around 3:30 p.m., officials said.
All after school activities were canceled for Tuesday as well.