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Weapons scare prompts lockdown at 2 Montclair schools

Two schools in Montclair were placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after it was believed that a high school student had a weapon inside of Montclair High School.

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Weapons scare prompts lockdown at 2 Montclair schools

Two schools in Montclair were placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after it was believed that a high school student had a weapon inside of Montclair High School.

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