A school in Rochdale was locked down after a large group of youths gathered nearby.
Parents and carers of children at Kingsway Park High School on Turf Hill Road were sent a text message on Monday afternoon (June 14) informing them that students were being held back.
The text said that students would be 'late out of school' due to the large gathering.
The text read: "A group of teenage males gathered at the front of school before the end of the day.
“We have made the decision to hold students in school and lock the gates until we work with police and decide it is safe for everyone to leave."
In a statement, Greater Manchester Police confirmed they were called to Turf Hill Road at 2:40pm this afternoon.
A spokesperson for GMP said: “We were called at 2.40pm today (14/06/21) to a report of a large group of youths having congregated on Turf Hill Road, Rochdale.
“Officers attended but the group had dispersed prior to police arrival.”
Earlier on Monday, a school in Salford was locked down following a separate 'disturbance involving teenagers'.
Parents of pupils at St Sebastian's RC Primary School eceived text updates about the 'precautionary lockdown'.
The school was not involved in the incident and all pupils were safe, reported the school’s text message.
Two males were subsequently arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.
