Increased Police Presence At Cheshire School Due To Threat

CHESHIRE, CT — Cheshire High School will have an increased police presence on Tuesday due to a report of a threat, police said.

Police said they were "made aware of a situation" at the school Friday in which a student reported that they had seen another student with what appeared to be a handgun while in a bathroom.

Police began an investigation and reviewed video surveillance from the school to identify the students who could have been in the bathroom at the time of the incident.

Police identified and interviewed eight students.

"After these interviews were concluded, (police were) unable to substantiate what the student had reported seeing," police wrote in a statement. "One of the students was in possession of a cell phone which had a protective cover that may have been mistaken for the handgun."

Additional officers are at the school Tuesday.

All Cheshire public schools were closed on Monday to allow for investigation into the incident, according to WFSB 3-TV.