Children were reportedly ordered to hide under their desks at school after knife-wielding gang stormed the grounds earlier today.
Armed police arrested three teenagers after the incident plunged the Birmingham secondary school into lockdown.
Police officers swarmed the grounds around the North Birmingham Academy this morning after reports there were people seen carrying knives.
West Midlands Police said young men, who had been seen with a knife, were then spotted running into the grounds of the school at around 9.30am on Tuesday, June 7.
Pupils were told to sit on the floor under their desks in the classrooms during the police incident, a parent told BirminghamLive.
Officers have since arrested three teenagers on suspicion of possession of a blade.
There are no reports of injuries and police say inquiries remain ongoing.
Police officers swarmed the grounds around the North Birmingham Academy this morning after reports there were people seen carrying knives
A spokeswoman for the police force said: ‘We were called to reports of three young men seen with a knife in Warren Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, at just before 9.30am today.
‘Officers attended and as we searched the area some of the young men ran into the grounds of North Birmingham Academy in College Road.
‘Armed officers entered the premises and three teenagers were arrested on suspicion of possession of a blade.
‘They remain in police custody this afternoon. No one has reported any injuries to us and our investigation is ongoing.’
Police arrested three teenagers after the incident plunged the Birmingham secondary school into lockdown
A spokesperson for E-ACT, who run the Academy, said: ‘Following an incident in the community, earlier today NBA went into lockdown in line with the academy’s procedures.
‘The police were in attendance and the issue was resolved quickly. Thanks to the rapid response of our staff in managing the situation, no students were at risk, and the normal day resumed quickly with students returning to their lessons.’
Anyone with information can contact police via their Live Chat facility at west-midlands.police.uk, or call 101 quoting 20/531921/22.
