Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School evacuated in grenade scare

Croesyceiliog School Grenade Scare: The Croesyceiliog school mum added: "They have taken precautions. That's all you can ask as a mum."

— John Phillips (@ArgusJPhillips) October 10, 2014

UPDATE: 12.17pm

Croesyceiliog School Grenade Scare: A Croesyceiliog school mum said: "I'm happy the school was cautious."

— John Phillips (@ArgusJPhillips) October 10, 2014

UPDATE: 12.16pm

Croesyceiliog School Grenade Scare: Pupils going back into school buildings now.

— John Phillips (@ArgusJPhillips) October 10, 2014

UPDATE: 12.15pm

Croesyceiliog School Grenade Scare: Police van has just left the school. pic.twitter.com/GIjfhqnXlX

— John Phillips (@ArgusJPhillips) October 10, 2014

UPDATE: 12.13pm

The headteacher of Crownbridge School, Lesley Bush, confirmed that the school has not been evacuated and as it is an inset day there are no pupils in the school.

UPDATE: 12.11pm

Croesyceiliog School Grenade Scare: Dad of one James Matthews, 38, said: "I'm glad it's just a replica."

— John Phillips (@ArgusJPhillips) October 10, 2014

UPDATE: 12.06pm

A mother of a pupil Ann Bottomley, said that the first she heard about the incident was when her 16 year old daughter text her to say that they had been evacuated for over an hour while a bomb squad were called after a pupil brought a grenade to school.

She said: “After receiving the message I went online to find out more as I couldn’t believe that the school or the council had not contacted parents to keep everyone informed and reading online there are lots of worried parents.

“I do not want my daughter to be in the yard and I think that parents should have been informed to go and pick their child up.”

UPDATE: 11.58am

We have had reports that Crownbridge Special School has also been evacuated.

UPDATE: 11.52am

A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said they received a report at 10.15am that a pupil what was described as "a hand grenade" in his bag and the school had been evacuated as a precautionary measure.

Police attended and it was established that it was a piece of war memorabilia and was hollow.

The spokeswoman said that "school has resumed, no danger posed, and no harm caused to anyone."

However, reports we are getting that hundreds of pupils are still outside the school and other pupils are confined to their classrooms.

UPDATE: 11.42am

UPDATE: 11.41am

Despite a comment from Torfaen council, around 400 pupils are still outside the school.

UPDATE: 10.55am

A spokesman for Torfaen council said the incident was a "false alarm" and it led to the evacuation of "one building" and that all pupils are now back in school.

UPDATE: 10.47am

Reports say the evacuation is because a pupil brought a fake grenade into school.

UPDATE: 10.27am

WE'RE getting reports that Croesyceiliog School in Cwmbran has been evacuated.

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