A school near Dudley has been shut after Army bomb disposal experts were dispatched to investigate suspicious items nearby.
The items were found shortly before 10.20pm on Tuesday on land close to Old Quarry Drive, in Upper Gornal near Dudley.
The items were taken to Ellowes Hall Sports College’s playing fields for examination by a team of Army bomb disposal experts.
West Midlands Police said the discovery was unconnected to the school.
The school shut its doors on Wednesday while the police investigation continues.
A spokesperson for Ellowes Hall told BlackCountryLive it was waiting on further information from the police.
In a statement, the spokesperson said: “I can confirm that Ellowes Hall Sports College is closed today due to a police incident unrelated to the school.
“We are waiting for further details to be communicated to us.”
Ellowes Hall told The Independent it was not yet certain whether the school would reopen on Thursday morning.
BirminghamLive reports officers outside the school’s entrance on Stickley Lane are diverting traffic away from the scene on approach.
West Midlands Police has been approached for updates.
