Yesterday morning residents of Milton and parents heard with horror of the lockdown at Bishop Reding High School and the subsecquent Hold and Secures at neighbouring schools.
I am the parent of two children and like many, my heart dropped when I heard of what was happening as the details came out throughout the day. That feeling of helplessness is indescribable and I know many parents were feeling it yesterday.
Thankfully there were no injuries reported during this incident and Halton Police had taken those responsible into custody throughout the day.
I would like to personally thank Halton Police and everyone involved for their resourceful work in getting this matter resolved.
As they continue to investigate this incident, I ask that if anyone has any information – parent, teacher, student, friend, member of the community – that could provide investigators assistance to please contact Halton Police immediately.
I know that all of us are shaken and concerned about safety in our schools. I can assure you we are fortunate to have the top police service in Canada and as a town we will continue to work together to keep our schools and neighbourhoods safe.
Once again, our deepest thanks goes to Halton Police for their work and we offer them our continued support.
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