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St. Louis Station Releases Statement About School Incident

FTVLive FIRST told you that a stunt by KSDK in St. Louis caused Kirkwood High School to issue a lockdown.

Now the station has released a statement, pushing viewers to watch their 10:00 newscast for more info.

Really?!

Here is the station's statement they posted on their website:

"NewsChannel 5 recognizes the importance of safety in our schools. As part of a continuing investigation this afternoon, we visited five local schools.

One of our employees assigned to this investigative report visited Kirkwood High School. He entered and walked his way toward the office, asking a teacher for directions after a few minutes. There, he asked if he might discuss the school's security. He identified himself by name and gave the office his phone number.

When the security official could not be reached, our employee left the premises without escort.

Approximately an hour later – after our visit – the high school was put on lock down. This lock down certainly was not the intent of our visit.

We will report this story tonight on NewsChannel 5 at 10 p.m.

NewsChannel 5 will continue to be vigilant when it comes to the safety of our schools and your children within."