School goes into lockdown as police swarm area after boy 'assaulted'

12 January 2024 , 15:54

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Police outside the Glasgow high school

A teenage boy was rushed to hospital after being assaulted this afternoon, sparking a police investigation.

Police were called to a road close to Lourdes Secondary, in Cardonald, Glasgow, and cordoned off an area outside after an incident involving a 14-year-old this afternoon. It was reported pupils were kept inside but have now been allowed to leave. One police vehicle remains at the scene and police tape sealed off an area outside the main gates of the school.

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "We received a report a 14-year-old boy had been assaulted on Kirriemuir Avenue, Glasgow, around 1.55pm on Friday, 12 January, 2024. He was taken to hospital for treatment. Officers are in attendance and enquiries are ongoing.”

Some parents reported on social media the pupils were being kept indoors following the incident. Others reportedly received messages from the school reassuring them their children were safe.

A spokesman for for Glasgow City council told GlasgowLive: "School staff acted swiftly to an incident outside the school grounds today and emergency services attended. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage during the police investigation.”

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Lourdes Secondary has been approached for comment.

Kelly-Ann Mills