According to an email message sent by administrators, the Hays Police Department was called to Hays Middle School on Friday afternoon after a report of a trespass.

“At approximately 1:50 today I called the Hays Police Department, because we had a trespass violation on the Hays Middle School grounds,” said Craig Pallister, HMS principal.

“The person never had contact with students and/or staff and was escorted off of school grounds while being detained by the Hays Police Department,” he said.

The email was sent to parents alerting them to the incident shortly before 3 p.m.

“There was no immediate threat to students and staff,” the notice said. “This was taken as a precautionary measure.”