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Five schools on lockdown after calls threaten violence against pupils

Secondary school pupils told to stay inside amid threats

FIVE schools were put on lockdown after hoax callers threatened to attack pupils today.

Students were locked inside the secondary schools in West Lothian and Forth Valley, Scotland, for several hours today.

St Margaret’s Academy was one of five schools put on lockdown today
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St Margaret’s Academy was one of five schools put on lockdown todayCredit: Google
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This picture - rumoured to have been taken at the school - sparked panic among parentsCredit: Facebook

The schools include St Margaret’s Academy and Bathgate Academy, The James Young High School and Inveralmond CHS.

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Police Scotland is investigating after threatening communications were received at schools in the West Lothian and Forth Valley areas on Thursday, October 26th.
"Local officers are currently following a positive line of inquiry in an effort to identify whoever is responsible."

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Writing on Facebook one parent said students were being kept inside while a teacher was "locking and barricading" doors.

Parents of children at St Margaret's Academy were panicked after an image - reportedly taken by a pupil - appeared to show 'killer clowns' in the grounds of the school.

But police have said that as far as they're aware there is no clown involvement and the picture has been dismissed.

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Pupils were locked inside Bathgate Academy after threatening calls were receivedCredit: Google
Calls made to five schools including the James Young High School led to a serious police operation this morning
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Calls made to five schools including the James Young High School led to a serious police operation this morningCredit: Google
Police continue to hunt those responsible for the alert at schools including Inveralmond Community High School
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Police continue to hunt those responsible for the alert at schools including Inveralmond Community High SchoolCredit: Google

In a message to parents West Lothian Council has said: "Police Scotland is investigating after malicious communications were received at schools in the West Lothian and Forth Valley areas on Thursday 27 October."

"Enquiries are continuing to identify whoever was responsible for sending these communications."

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