North York school closed, students sent home after alleged bomb threat
Posted June 13, 2023 11:53 am.
Last Updated June 13, 2023 3:59 pm.
Students have been sent home from a North York high school as police investigate an alleged bomb threat.
Toronto police say Georges Vanier Secondary School received an online bomb threat just after 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The school is located in the area of Don Mills Road and Van Horne Avenue.
The school was initially placed in hold and secure. but a Toronto police tweet, sent at 11:43 a.m., said the school had been closed and students were sent home.
No injuries have been reported.
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says they have no reason to believe the threat is credible.
“We have no option but to take these seriously,” says TDSB spokesperson Ryan Bird in a statement. “My understanding is that students are being relocated to a nearby school.”
The school was cleared by Toronto police’s Explosive Disposal Unit just after 2 p.m. but police remain on scene and continue to investigate.
BOMB THREAT: (UPDATE)
Georges Vanier Secondary School
9:39am
– school has been closed
– student sent home
– police continue to investigate#GO1351749
^se— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) June 13, 2023
