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Lockdown lifted at Churchland High School after report of gun on campus

Portsmouth Police give an 'all-clear' after Churchland High School was placed on a lockdown due to a report of a gun on campus. 

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WVEC) -- Portsmouth Police give an 'all-clear' after Churchland High School was placed on a lockdown due to a report of a gun on campus.

Cherise Newsome with the Portsmouth Public Schools tells 13News Now that officials received a report of a gun on Tuesday morning.

A robocall alerted the parents to the situation at 9:45 a.m.

Misty Holley, the spokesperson for the Portsmouth Police Department, says officers did not find the weapon during their search. Although officers did find a bb gun in the wooded area near the school.

Newsome says the school received a different threat on social media on Monday. A robocall alerted parents to the situation on Monday night. Newsome says officials believe the two incidents are not related.

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