Milton middle school put on lockdown after student mistook phone charger for a weapon

MILTON — Pierce Middle School went into lockdown Wednesday after a student reported an adult in the building “may have had a weapon," which turned out to be a staff member carrying a phone charger.

It took Milton police and school administrators about 30 minutes to investigate the incident, which was reported shortly before 9 a.m.

"Although this incident caused a lockdown, inflicted fear and anxiety for our students, staff and parents/guardians, I am pleased to report that nobody was physically harmed," Milton Public Schools Superintendent James Jette said in a statement. "I would like to applaud all students and staff for following our lockdown procedures and protocols."

Jette said the district takes any suspicion of a weapon in a building very seriously.

The lockdown comes in the same week that security was upped at several South Shore schools, including in Norwell, due to social media threats.

Monday: Whitman-Hanson high school students to be charged after social media threats

Three Whitman-Hanson High School students will face charges in Juvenile Court after a social media post that showed a student holding a realistic-looking pellet gun with a caption telling people not to go to school Monday, the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District and Whitman and Hanson police said Monday.

Thanks to our subscribers, who help make this coverage possible. If you are not a subscriber, please consider supporting quality local journalism with a Patriot Ledger subscription.

Joe Difazio can be reached at jdifazio@patriotledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @jldifazio.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Milton middle school put on lockdown over charger mistaken for a weapon