School pupils were evacuated from the building as worried parents watched on, after a threat was made.
Merseyside Police rushed to Gateacre Community Comprehensive School on Wednesday morning after a worrying phone call. At around 10.50am, pupils and staff were forced to leave the main building and wait on the school field.
Passers-by said they saw pupils standing and sitting around "for ages" as parents parked up nearby after getting text messages and calls from their children. One woman told the ECHO her son called her to explain what was going on and she "rushed" up to the school.