SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) - Police took a Sun Prairie student into custody Wednesday morning for allegedly bringing a steak knife to school.

A school safety monitoring system alerted Prairie View Middle School staff to concerning behavior by a student, Sun Prairie Police Department explained.

Staff members got other students away from the student of concern, and put the school under a hold. Students and staff remained in their classrooms while administrators responded to this report.

The Sun Prairie Police department responded just before 8:50 a.m. to the school and worked to deescalate the situation.

Police said the student dropped the knife and officers took the individual into custody.

No one was hurt during this response.

Chief Kevin Warych praised school staff members for their q

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