Mid-Prairie High School students briefly confined to classrooms Friday

An incident Friday morning forced Mid-Prairie High School students to be confined to their classrooms for a short time.

According to a letter to parents from Principal Chuck Banks, “Mid-Prairie High School went into a hold” around 10 a.m. Friday.

“Students were asked to remain in their classrooms during this time to allow staff to work with a student,” Banks wrote. “Law enforcement also responded to assist.”

Students and staff were allowed to return to normal procedures around 10:15 a.m.

“We needed to call law enforcement to escort a student out of school,” Mid-Prairie Superintendent Mark Schneider said Friday afternoon. “No one was in danger. We just did that as a precaution.”

Banks thanked students and staff for their cooperation.

“The safety of our students and staff is a priority, and we appreciate everyone's patience,” he said.

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