Norwich Free Academy Lockdown Lifted, Incident Probed: Police

NORWICH, CT — Police announced on Facebook Tuesday afternoon that they are investigating an incident at Norwich Free Academy.

Police said there appears to be no threat to any of the students or staff at the private school.

Lt. Kyle Besse said Norwich police received a call around 1 p.m. Tuesday reporting a potential emergency situation at the school.

School officials initiated a lockdown in response to this report, according to Besse.

Norwich police went to the school and worked with its campus safety personnel and school administrators to investigate, Besse said.

“After a thorough assessment, it was determined that there was no active emergency or credible threat to students, staff, or the campus community,” Besse said.

The lockdown was subsequently lifted and normal school operations were able to resume.

“The incident remains under review, and further information will be released as appropriate,” Besse said, in a news release.

According to the school’s Facebook page, the lockdown was lifted around 1:40 p.m.

School officials said police remained stationed at the school through dismissal “out of an abundance of caution.”

The school dismissed at its usual time of 2:10 p.m. All after school activities are on as scheduled, school officials said.