Springfield police respond to charter school incident

Springfield police were on the scene of an incident at a local charter school Friday morning.

Officers responded to Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy, 1615 Selma Road.

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A News-Sun reporter at the scene said a juvenile was taken into custody around 9:40 a.m. Officers outside the school declined to comment.

Dispatchers received the call at 8:39 a.m., but no other information was available from city officials despite requests for information and records Friday.

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Brooke Spurlock

Brooke Spurlock covers education, crime and more in Clark and Champaign counties as a reporter for the Springfield News-Sun. She has been a writer for over five years, which includes her previous work as a breaking news desk investigator. Spurlock has her bachelor's in mass communications with a minor in psychology and her associates in paralegal.