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id: d7ae0422cf
section: schools
first_reported: 2026-11-10 12:23 EST
updated: 2026-11-10 13:00 EST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# Ferndale middle and high schools lift lockdown over apparent fake guns

Ferndale High School and Ferndale Middle School were placed on precautionary lockdown Tuesday after reports of students with items that appeared to be firearms. The items were later determined not to be real.

Section: [Schools](/detroit/section/life.md) · Entities: [Ferndale High School](/detroit/wiki/ferndale-high-school.md), [Ferndale Middle School](/detroit/wiki/ferndale-middle-school.md)

## Coverage

- [CBS News Detroit](https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/video/lockdown-lifted-at-ferndale-middle-and-high-schools/), 2026-11-10 12:23 EST: Lockdown lifted at Ferndale middle and high schools
- [FOX 2 Detroit](https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/ferndale-students-firearms-looked-real-spark-school-lockdown), 2026-11-10 12:32 EST: Ferndale students with guns that looked real spark school lockdown
- [WXYZ 7 Action News (ABC)](https://www.wxyz.com/news/ferndale-high-and-middle-schools-locked-down-after-reports-of-students-with-items-that-looked-like-firearms), 2026-11-10 13:00 EST: Ferndale High and Middle schools locked down after reports of students with items that looked like firearms

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.