Scott Williams, swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com
Shawano School District officials searched student lockers Monday at Shawano Community Middle School after receiving reports of a student with a knife.
Officials said no knife was found in the lockers, but they would not say if a knife or other weapon turned up elsewhere.
School District Superintendent Gary Cumberland said Tuesday “the entire situation” was under investigation at the middle school, 1050 S. Union St.
Shawano police separately said a school district offense was reported at the middle school shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. No details were provided indicating whether the incident was related to the knife report.
Police Lt. Dan Mauel said he was aware school officials conducted a student locker search, but he said police were not involved.
Cumberland said rather than a full lockdown, the district ordered a “secure hold,” in which students typically are held in their classrooms to keep hallways cleared while an incident is investigated or a medical emergency is managed.
“The brief secure hold was to investigate an incident which required students to remain in their rooms until some lockers were checked for an alleged knife that a student may have,” Cumberland said.
The superintendent said the situation was resolved, although he also said it was still being investigated.