Police were called to the school and searched the grounds but didn’t find anything and the school went back to normal operations at 1:40 p.m., Gilding said.
There were no suspects and the incident remains under investigation.
FIRST REPORT
We’re working to confirm a tip we received that the Ankeney Middle School has been locked down.
Parents have contacted NewsCenter 7 to say that the school, at 4085 Shakertown Road, was locked down for an unknown reason.
We have a photographer headed to the school and we’ll update this story as more information becomes available.
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