Four schools located on Te Atat\u016b Peninsula, in Auckland, have gone into lockdown due to a verbal threat made over the phone.<\/p>\n
Police say they are responding to a verbal threat made towards Rutherford College.<\/p>\n
They were notified just before 11.30am.<\/p>\n
Rutherford College, Rutherford Primary, Matipo School and Te Atat\u016b Intermediate are all in lockdown.<\/p>\n
“At 11.22am Rutherford College received an anonymous phone call of a highly threatening nature that informed us that a armed individual would be on school grounds imminently,” a post on the college’s website says.<\/p>\n
It advised parents not to phone or come to the school, as it could put safety at risk.<\/p>\n
The post said parents would be advised via the website when the emergency was over.<\/p>\n
“All tamariki are safe and secure in their classrooms with your child’s classroom teacher,” Matipo tumuaki Matua Jonnie Black said.<\/p>\n
Te Atat\u016b College, on its website, said all students were safe and accounted for.<\/p>\n
The schools, and a neighbouring childcare facility are in lockdown as a precaution, police said.<\/p>\n
A police spokesperson said officers were in the area to provide reassurance to staff at the affected schools.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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