Update on incident at Knox Academy, Haddington on Friday, 21 February.
A spokesperson for East Lothian Council said: “We can confirm that Police were called to Knox Academy in Haddington this morning as we had reports of a pupil in the grounds of the school with what appeared to be a BB Gun.
"School staff quickly followed established procedures and the school was placed in ‘lockdown’ to ensure the safety of all pupils and staff while Police Scotland responded to the incident.
"Parents were informed via our GroupCall system that a lockdown was in place but that pupils were safe.
"We were able to reassure parents shortly afterwards that the incident had been dealt with and that pupils were all safe and had been released for their morning break.”