A SCOTS school was placed in lockdown after fears someone had brought a weapon onto the campus.
Staff at Broxburn Academy in West Lothian initiated the safety plans.
Youngsters were kept inside classrooms yesterday after bosses learned of the claims.
It was feared someone had brought a taser to school with them.
Police were even called to the school amid the weapon fear.
Staff managed to find the ‘weapon’ and realised it was not a taser.
Headteacher Shona Wallace issued a message on the school’s social media about the incident.
She reassured parents that no one was at risk during the stun gun fears.
She said: “Please be aware that Police Scotland were called to Broxburn Academy yesterday due to reports of a taser potentially being on school premises.
“The item was quickly recovered, and was found not to be a taser.
Pupils were kept in class as a precaution while Police carried out their checks.
“Please rest assured that there was no risk to pupils or staff at any point during this incident.
“Pupils are attending classes as normal.”
A West Lothian Council spokesperson said: “Police Scotland were called to Broxburn Academy yesterday after reports of a taser on school premises.
“The item was quickly located, and was found not to be taser.”
Police Scotland has been approached for comment.
It comes as we told how “deeply disturbing” new stats showed youngsters across Scotland had been caught carrying drugs, knives and stolen gear.
Cops are seizing dangerous items from kids across the country at least three times a day.
Teacher action over surge in abuse
BY SARAH PEDDIE
TEACHERS at a Scots school will refuse to cover classes tomorrow as industrial action gets underway.
Staff at Kirkintilloch High School are taking action over the “failure” of their employer to address poor pupil behaviour and abuse of teachers.
And claim they are being “gaslit” by bosses over raising concerns about the behaviour and told their lessons were not exciting enough.
Teachers at the East Dunbartonshire school say they regularly face swearing and violence, claiming pupils are allowed to roam corridors when they should be in class.
Members of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) believe there are no serious consequences for poor behaviour.
Industrial action is set to take place from today.
And the official figures also reveal that 123 weapons were taken from young people under 18 between last April and September.
This is the equivalent of one every two days.
In one incident in Fife, a 14-year-old had a gun.
Elsewhere, kids of 12 had class B drugs or weapons, a ten-year-old had a blade.
