Pupils ‘hide under desks’ after ‘threat’ made at Gorton school

Police are responding to a serious incident (Picture: Google Maps)

A school in Greater Manchester was plunged into lockdown this morning following fears of a serious incident.

Pupils at Cedar Mount Academy in Gorton were reportedly told to stay in their classrooms.

In posts on social media, parents with children at the school have said they are ‘under tables’ and the school is ‘swarmed with police.’

Two police cars and a van were seen parked outside the school in the wake of the incident.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said officers responded to reports of a ‘threat made to the school’.

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