May 11, 2021 - 3:57 PM A suspect has been taken into custody after threats were made to a Kamloops middle school. A person called Brock Middle School and made a threat, according to an RCMP news release, which led the school district and police to issue a hold and secure order for the middle school and nearby Kay Bingham Elementary. At 12:20 p.m., May 11, School District 73 made notice of the hold and secure orders on the school websites, following consultations with Kamloops RCMP. Brock Middle School and Kay Bingham Elementary School remained under hold and secure throughout the rest of the afternoon, with no one allowed to move into or out of the school while classes continued. Students were dismissed at their regular times, according to school websites.
In the South Okanagan, there was exposure at Oliver elementary school. Having the hardest go with potential exposures at the moment is the Kamloops Thompson school district which has 12 exposures. Beattie Elementary, Norkam Secondary, Arthur Stevenson Elementary, South Kamloops Secondary, Kay Bingham Elementary, Valleyview Secondary, Kamloops School of the Arts, Chase Secondary School, Savona Elementary and Brocklehurst Middle are among those that have had an exposure. In Febrary new rules came into place. Middle and secondary students must wear masks inside schools except for when they’re at their desks in a classroom, when there is a barrier in place or when eating or drinking All staff, from Kindergarten to Grade 12, will also have to wear masks, but elementary-school students will still have the choice whether to wear one in class. Before these changes, masks were only required for all students and staff in high-traffic areas and outside of classrooms when they couldn�