Kew High School in Melbourne plunged into lockdown over ‘verbal threats’

Dominique Tassell
7NEWS
Kew High School was placed into lockdown on Tuesday afternoon.
Kew High School was placed into lockdown on Tuesday afternoon. Credit: Kew High School

A Melbourne high school has been thrown into lockdown over “alleged verbal threats”.

Kew High School in East Kew — in the city’s east — was placed into lockdown about 2pm.

No one has been injured.

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The action was taken “as a precaution following alleged verbal threats made”, Victoria Police said.

“Police are making further enquiries, but the area has been deemed safe.”

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