Waynesboro police managing ‘emergency’ at Westwood Elementary; incident contained

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) – The Waynesboro Police Department is managing an “emergency” situation Wednesday morning at Westwood Hills Elementary School, the division announced.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the incident at Westwood Elementary School is “contained and secured at this time” as of 10:23 a.m.

“The Children are safe and are being evacuated from the School. Please wait for notification and instruction from Waynesboro Public Schools. Please DO NOT respond to the school we need access for the buses and emergency vehicles,” ACPS said.

WPS is coordinating reunification between students and families at Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 1904 Mount Vernon Street in Waynesboro. Families are staging in the lower fellowship hall, WPS said. WPS instructed families to enter where signs say “entry.”

Meanwhile, schools in Stuarts Draft and the Wilson Complex are under lockdown Wednesday morning, according to school officials from Augusta County Public Schools. ACPS confirmed the Augusta County sheriff ordered the lockdown as a precaution as reports of the emergency in Waynesboro circulated.

This is a developing story. WHSV has a crew in the area to learn more. As we can verify more information, we’ll report the latest details on air and online.