READING, Mass. (WHDH) – A shelter in place order at several Reading public schools has been lifted, officials said.

The shelter in place orders at Reading Memorial High School, Birch Meadow School and Coolidge School was originally ordered after a report of an intruder in the woods near Arthur B. Lord Drive.

Although the shelter in place has been lifted, all afternoon sports and activities at the schools have been canceled.

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