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OPP Respond To High School Regarding Act Of Violence – Students Redirected To Alternate Location

(TOWN OF NEW TECUMSETH) – On Thursday, April 20, 2017, the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received indication of a violent act that may take place at a St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School.

Since there is a St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in our area, officers attended on scene prior to the school opening and redirected arriving students to an alternate location. Following a thorough search of the school and an investigation by the Nottawasaga OPP Crime Unit, students were able to return to the school shortly after.

Investigation revealed that the text message originated from the Brampton area and that there was no information directed specifically to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in Tottenham, but the search was conducted for the safety of the students, which was our priority.