Firefighter plunged village primary school into lockdown

A trainee firefighter could face prison for aggravated trespass after he sent Gawsworth Primary School into lockdown when he attempted to collect his two children.

Daley Sweeney, who is also a registered childminder, had been engaged in a feud with his ex-wife over access visits for their two young boys when the incident occurred in November 2023.

Jumping the gate of Gawsworth Primary School the 38-year-old made his way to the school reception only to find it locked.

Seeing this, the school’s deputy headteacher set off the intruder alarm, resulting in a chaotic cutting short of pupil’s lunchtime and the arrival of local police to the scene.

Inquiries in the wake of the incident have since revealed that social services had informed the school not to allow Sweeney to collect his children from school.

However, without any legal order preventing him from doing so, Sweeney claims that he had every right to collect his two sons and insists he had no intention of plunging the school into a lockdown.

Staff at the primary school instructed all children to remain in their classrooms whilst the intruder alarm was being dealt with.

Parents of numerous pupils have since complained that the ordeal has left their children suffering from anxiety and nightmares.

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