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EXETER —A routine administrative lock-down drill went well as the Wyoming Area Secondary Center underwent the annual process.

According to school principal Vito Quaglia, the drill began at 9 a.m. as state police and drug sniffing k-9s swept the school.

Quaglia made aj announcement at the start of first period, informing students and teachers of the sweep and asking they remain in their classrooms until the sweep was completed.

“Instructions still go on as normal,” Quaglia said. “They just can’t move around the building.”

Quaglia said no drugs were found and the lock-down ended within 20 minutes.

He also noted the administrative lock-down drill is done at least once a year and he typically does not inform students beforehand.

“If there was anything going on, you’d want to try to, for lack of a better word, catch someone doing something wrong,” said Quaglia. “You can eliminate anybody trying to bring drugs into the school and things like that. That’s why we try not to tip this off.”

An automated voice message was sent out to parents of students immediately afterwards to inform them of the drill and to let them know there was no danger to the school.

“As soon as it was over, I told my superintendent that I was sending a call out to the parents so they know,” said Quaglia. “Things happen quick and, if someone drives by seeing state police vehicles, they’re going to think something negative is going on. I wanted to make sure it got out and said everything was good.”

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