Arrest after children hide under desks following hoax emails to schoolsSchools were placed into lockdown after the malicious emails were sent to staffView 3 Images Holly Lodge Girls' College was put into lockdown after a threatening email was received (Image: Liverpool Echo)An arrest has been made in connection to the hoax emails sent to Merseyside schools this month. Monday, January 19, saw Holly Lodge Girls' College in West Derby go into lockdown when the school received a malicious hoax email which left pupils "severely distressed", according to a source. ‌The source explained the school was locked down immediately and Holly Lodge said the incident lasted 50 minutes from receipt of the email to the dismissal of students. Later that week, Greenbank High School in Southport was forced to lock all doors and windows, as well as cancelling outdoor lessons, when staff received a similar hoax email sent to Holly Lodge. Article continues belowDetective Inspector John Black said: “Our investigations into the hoax incidents this month continue, and this arrest demonstrates good progress is being made.