Greater Sudbury Police Service made their presence known at l’École secondaire catholique l’Horizon in Val Caron today after a threat against the school was discovered written on a bathroom wall on Monday.
GSPS spokesperson Kaitlyn Dunn said a school resource officer (SRO) was assigned to spend the day at l’Horizon today “to support staff and students, as well as follow up on the ongoing investigation into the origin of the message.”
“The officer who is present already has an existing rapport with students and staff through his role as a SRO,” Dunn said. “He is present not only for visibility and as part of the investigation but to also provide support and reassurance to students and staff.”
Besides the SRO having a presence in the school, an unmarked police vehicle with two officers maintained a presence in the area of the school this morning, Dunn said.
Meanwhile, police continue to investigate the threat to determine whether it is credible. GSPS said it will release more info on the investigation with there is more information available.
Police were called to the school about the threat on May 6, just after 9 a.m.
“Just prior to police being called, students located a message warning of a school shooting on Tuesday,” GSPS said in a news release. “The message was written in a bathroom at the school. No other details were included in the brief message. The students immediately notified administration who contacted police.”
Police said officers are investigating to determine whether the threat is credible, speaking with administration, staff and students.
Following the initial publication of this report, Sudbury.com reached out to Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon for their response to the threat. We received the following brief written statement.
"The safety and well-being of our students, staff members, and community is our top priority," reads the statement. "As this is a Greater Sudbury Police Service matter and an active police investigation is ongoing, we kindly request media inquiries to be directed to the GSPS."
Anyone with information related to the origin of the message is asked to contact police at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477.
