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MILL HALL -- Officials from the Keystone Central School District were quick to ensure parents and the community that students at Mill Hall Elementary and Central Mountain Middle School were not in harm’s way following an incident near the schools in Mill Hall Borough on Wednesday morning.
"(Wednesday), there was a gun-related incident in the same neighborhood as Mill Hall Elementary and Central Mountain Middle School. Both schools went into our shelter-in-place lockdown protocol for the duration of the police activity a few blocks away from the schools," the district released on social media.
"No students or staff were involved in the incident, and the principals report that students and staff were very responsive and went into lockdown quickly and efficiently," the release continued.
The district said state police responded to the incident and quickly resolved the issue.
"Students and staff were released from lockdown shortly after we received word from PSP that the incident was over," the release said.
No further information regarding the incident was made available as of press time Wednesday evening.