Police are investigating after schools in Manchester, Cheshire and Liverpool were sent an email which 'made threats to pupils and staff'. At least one school, a primary in Chester, has been put in lockdown following the threat, while police officers have been sent to schools to 'provide reassurance', CheshireLive reports.
Det Chief Insp Justin Hancock added: "We would like to reassure parents that this is believed to be malicious and we are doing everything we can to locate the person responsible for these emails."Lache Primary School, in Chester, is one of the schools which received the threatening email. In response, the school has been placed in lockdown and parents have been told not to pick up their children until instructed to do so.
"The same email has been sent to a number of schools in Cheshire, Liverpool and Manchester. The police have been notified and are dealing with the situation. Your children are safe and continuing with learning. Please do not call school as we need the phone line to remain open. In a second statement, the school insisted there is not a threat to pupils' safety. The statement says: "We are aware that parents have arrived outside school. To repeat, we cannot let any children out or any parents in.
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