North Peace Secondary School (NPSS) in Fort St. John was been placed on lockdown Tuesday morning. The lockdown has since been lifted.
The school principal posted to social media that a safety concern that involved ‘threat-related behaviour” was brought to the school’s attention. Todd Koponyas said, “We want to assure you that all staff and students are safe.”
In a statement, RCMP say they received a report of a youth, who is a student of NPSS, in possession of a firearm. However, they did not attend school today.
“Out of an abundance of caution the school was placed on lockdown,” said Cpl. Madonna Saunderson.
The youth was later located at a different location and arrested without incident.
“RCMP continues to work closely with us as we ensure the safety of all students and staff in our school community,” said Koponyas.
As a precaution Dr. Kearney Middle School went into ‘secure and hold’ mode. It’s unclear at this point if any other schools across the city have followed suit.
Mounties say the investigation is ongoing and more information may be released as it becomes available.