School Shelters In Place During Fight Between Students In Gloucester Twp.

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Timber Creek Regional High School entered shelter-in-place protocols because of a fight between students on Wednesday morning, police said.

Officers responded to the school at 8:24 a.m. for a reported fight involving four or five students, police said.

The school sheltered in place as additional officers arrived and separated all parties.

"The situation is stable," said the Gloucester Township Police Department. "Investigation into the incident is continuing and there are no ongoing threats to students or staff."

Shelter-in-place protocols typically require students and staff to remain inside their classrooms or offices while class continues as scheduled.

The Black Horse Pike School District's superintendent said there have been "too many students engaged in physical altercations, threatening one another, or bringing harm or threatening staff members" over the past 10 days at district schools.

"99.9% of our students are doing their best work every day and it is a joy to talk with our students and learn from them," Superintendent Dr. Brian Repici said Wednesday in a letter to the district community. "All of our staff members appreciate the opportunities to influence, coach, and teach all students, but we grow disappointed by students who are NOT doing the right thing or who are NOT focused on their future."