Two North Shore schools are in a hold and secure situation on Tuesday afternoon while police investigate a threat report received by Brock middle school. Kamloops RCMP was contacted by representatives of the Kamloops-Thompson school district after a person called the school and made a threat. Following consultations with Mounties, the school district issued a hold and secure order for Brock middle school and nearby Kay Bingham elementary out of an abundance of caution, according to Const. Crystal Evelyn. There is a police presence near the schools as of 1 p.m. and the public is asked to avoid the general area while the investigation continues.
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.
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Interior Health is undertaking contact tracing and will determine if anyone was in contact with those who tested positive for COVID-19 while they were infectious. Interior Health will also determine if anyone in the school community is a close contact who is required to self-isolate. Those contacted by Interior Health are asked to follow advice given. If you are not contacted by the health authority, it has been determined that your child is not at risk of developing COVID-19. There are currently 10 schools in Kamloops on Interior Health s school exposures list, plus two other SD73 schools in Savona and Chase.
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