KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Lawrence Police Department responded to a false threat at Free State High School just after 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Lawrence Public Schools spokesperson Julie Boyle told KSHB 41 News a student overheard three other students talking in a school restroom about a gun and reported it.
The students were questioned and it was determined they were talking about a "soft pellet splatter ball" gun one of the students used the previous day. Their belongings were searched and no gun was found.
While being questioned and searched, one student fled the building and was followed by the school resource officer, according to the Lawrence Police Department. The student voluntarily returned to the school, and it was determined they had a vape pen they feared would be found.
The school resource officer determined students were never at risk.
This incident follows false reports of shootings at three Kansas City-area schools on Monday.
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