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Children reportedly "hid under tables" as a UK school was placed in "lockdown" on the first day back after the half-term holiday. The police attended Stourport High School in Minster Road, Stourport-on-Severn, after receiving a "malicious" phone call at around 2:30pm on Monday afternoon (November 3). After some speculation on social media surrounding the incident, West Mercia Police confirmed that they attended the school due to an anonymous malicious phone call. A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: “We received a call around 2:30pm this afternoon (November 1) from Stourport High School. "It was regarding an anonymous call they had received that caused them concern. The phone call has been identified as malicious communication with no threat or risk to pupils and staff at the school. “Officers will be at the school this afternoon to offer reassurance to the pupils and staff.” There were some comments shared on Facebook about the incident at the West Midlands school. On Monday evening, one member of the public commented on a post by the school saying: "I'd like to say a massive thank you to all the staff at The Stourport High School & VIth Form College for keeping the children safe today in what I can only imagine to be a horrific situation you as a school were put in today." Another post on Facebook read: “Stourport High school on lockdown. All the kids were locked in the classrooms and under desks," while another read: "Stourport high school locked down. Every class has been locked in and told to stay under their desks. Police everywhere. Someone has entered the school who should be in there. The police are going round each class 1 by 1 to get the kids out safely." Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. That's why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable, highlighting the best of what we do - bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don't miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News. And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North. You can also sign up for that here. You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here to see everything we offer, including everything from breaking news to Coronation Street. If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here, and our news desk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you'll be the first to hear about it. And finally, if there is a story you think our journalists should be looking into, we want to hear from you. Email us on newsdesk@men-news.co.uk or give us a ring on 0161 211 2920.
