Overview
- Childwall Sports and Science Academy went into a precautionary lockdown on Thursday after a reported threat to a pupil.
- Police said a teenager was believed to have made the threat just before midday and found no broader risk to other students or staff.
- The school lifted the lockdown later that afternoon after securing the building and keeping pupils in classrooms.
- A 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of malicious communications, an offence covering threatening messages, and was released on bail with conditions on Friday as enquiries continue.
- Parents were told not to attend, yet many gathered outside the gates and queued in cars, adding disruption as officers, including a Safer Schools Officer, worked to reassure the community.