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Arrests made at Omaha’s McMillan Middle School after incident with pepper spray
An Omaha middle school started off the school day Wednesday with a person using pepper spray and several arrests.

Courtesy: WOWT Channel 6
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha middle school started off the school day Wednesday with a person using pepper spray and several arrests.
Police were called to McMillan Middle School on Wednesday morning to respond to an incident.
In a letter to families, McMillan’s principal said the situation started when a former student used pepper spray in an entryway.
Staff members moved the person outside and called law enforcement. Officials say two families then started arguing, and one person flashed a knife.
An Omaha Police Officer then deployed the pepper spray.
Police say 10-15 people, adults and children, were involved. Several of them were taken into custody.
The school was placed in lockdown for 45 minutes while police investigated.