Hold and secure lifted after report of man with long gun near Courtenay middle school
Posted: Apr. 21, 2023 3:22PMStudents have been released a Courtenay school after a report of a man with a long gun prompted a hold and secure, keeping students inside the building past the final bell.
Children inside were said to be safe, RCMP said, while officers deployed to Courtenay contained the area surrounding the school and searched for the reported man with a gun. Then finally, Lake Trail Middle School’s hold and secure order was lifted at 4:15 p.m. and students were able to be sent home, the district said.
“We just want to make sure students are safe and that’s what we’re doing right now with with the school in the hold and secure,” said spokesperson Craig Sorochan.Hold and secure refers to the procedure where schools lock their perimeter doors, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the building, while classes continue as normal.
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