Schools
Lockdown Lifted at Parsippany Schools
Police issued alert at 11:14 a.m., say incident was 'non-threatening.'
A non-threatening incident put Parsippany area schools on lockdown Tuesday morning, according to a NIXLE alert released by the local police department.
The incident took place at Brooklawn Middle School, the alert said, and parents were asked not to contact any of the schools for the time being.
The alert was issued at 11:14 a.m., followed by another alert at 11:53 a.m. saying the lockdown had been lifted.
Messages left for district interim Superintendent John Fitzsimmons, Brooklawn Middle School principal Dr. Natalie Betz, and the Parsippany Police Department were not immediately returned.
The second alert said more information was expected to be released. Stay with Patch as more details become available.
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