Trinity Bay State High School in lockdown after reports of student allegedly armed with a brick

UPDATE: The lockdown at a Far Northern high school has been lifted following reports of a student allegedly armed with a brick as police reveal the cause of the disturbance.

UPDATE: The lockdown at a Cairns high school has been lifted following police attendance at a school this morning.

A police spokesman said the Trinity Bay State High School had returned to normal operation after the disturbance that turned out to be a “fight”.

“It just looked like it was a schoolyard fight,” he said.

“It doesn’t look like a complaint has been forthcoming, there was no complaint made in the end.”

The police spokesman said no arrests would be made.

EARLIER: A Cairns school has been put into lockdown after reports of a student allegedly making threats while armed with a brick.

The lockdown at Trinity Bay State High School, on Hoare St at Manunda, began at about 10.30am with police attending the scene shortly after.

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A Queensland Police spokesman said officers were called to the school to assist with a student “having a bit of a crisis”.

“We are on scene and talking to someone now,” he said.

More to come.

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Originally published as Trinity Bay State High School in lockdown after reports of student allegedly armed with a brick