WINSLOW TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- A New Jersey school was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a student was allegedly found with an airsoft rifle.
Officers were called to the Winslow Twp. Middle School shortly before 9 a.m.
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Investigators say school staffers had located the airsoft rifle in the student's backpack.
Police say the school and the Board of Education office were placed on lockdown.
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Officers determined there was no threat to students and staff, and the lockdown was lifted within a half hour.
The airsoft rifle was confiscated and the juvenile student was taken into custody. Police say the student will be "charged accordingly."
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