Children hide under desks after knife-wielding gang runs onto school site in Birmingham.
Children were forced to hide under their desks when a group allegedly carrying a knife ran onto the grounds of their school.Three teenagers were arrested on suspicion of possession of a blade.
One parent told Birmingham Live that kids as young as 11 were ordered to sit on the floor in their classrooms as the site went into lockdown.A spokesperson for E-ACT, which runs the Academy, said: ‘Following an incident in the community, earlier today NBA went into lockdown in line with the academy’s procedures.‘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.
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.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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