School locked down over ongoing police incident
Parents have been urged to stay away.
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Your support makes all the difference.A secondary school has been locked down due to an ongoing incident, police said.
A Gloucestershire Police spokeswoman said: “Emergency services are at the scene of an incident at Tewkesbury School on Ashchurch Road.
“The school is currently in lockdown while police are at the scene. More information will be released in due course.”
We must ask that families do not come to school during this time as this could compromise the police operation
Teachers at the nearby Tirlebrook Primary School posted a message on Facebook saying its school had also been locked down on police advice and urged parents not to come to the school.
“An incident has occurred this morning at Tewkesbury Academy and we have been advised by Tewkesbury Police to put in place a lock down,” they said.
“We have a police presence at school and are being fully supported at this time. We would like to reassure all families that children at Tirlebrook and Little Oaks are safe and well.
“We must ask that families do not come to school during this time as this could compromise the police operation currently underway and also compromise the safety of the children.
“During this situation all school staff will be supporting the children and liaising with the police so we would ask that you do not attempt to communicate with the school office.
“We thank you all for your support and will update you as soon as possible when we know more.”