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By Nigel Maxwell

School Safety

Leask school placed on ‘hold and secure’

Dec 18, 2019 | 9:38 AM

UPDATE:

A hold and secure procedure at Leask Community School has been lifted following an incident at the school early Wednesday morning.

An unknown male wandered into the elementary side of the school on several occasions. He had his face covered and when approached by the caretaker, the unknown male fled on foot. Sgt. Aaron Kaeding with the Blaine Lake detachment told paNOW the youth was located and detained.

“He was intoxicated and there was nothing nefarious or ill going on, he was simply intoxicated and looking for a place to warm up,” he said.

Kaeding added the youth, who is not from the community, was placed back in the care of his mother.

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“Just at as a matter of protocol, we did clear the school but the hold and secure has been lifted and there’s no concern of any other issues,” he said.

Kaeding reiterated there were no direct threats made to school staff or students, but explained RCMP took the necessary precautions because they were not aware of that when they received the initial reports.

Upon request, the Prairie Spirit School Division provided the following statement for paNOW:

“Before students arrived at school this morning, an unknown person (who was possibly intoxicated) was found in our school building. When approached by the caretaker, he left the building and the police were called. RCMP were at the school by 8:45 a.m.

At the direction of the RCMP, the school was placed into a “Hold and Secure” at the start of the day. “Hold and Secure” means all exterior school doors are locked because an emergency is occurring outside the school and may pose a risk. The school remained in a Hold and Secure until 9:35 a.m., when the RCMP found the person and determined there was no longer a threat to the school.We appreciate the support of the RCMP in this situation.”

The community of Leask is located roughly 40 mins. southwest of Prince Albert.

nigel.maxwell@jpbg.ca

On Twitter: @nigelmaxwell

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Members from the RCMP are at Leask Community School following an incident in the school earlier this morning.

Members from the Blaine Lake Detachment were called in regards to an unknown male who entered the elementary school on several occasions. He had his face covered and when approached by the caretaker the unknown male fled on foot. RCMP have indicated the school is safe at this time.

The male was described as being in his teens around 5’6″ and is wearing a brown parka. He was last seen around 8:40 a.m., on the south side of Leask walking towards the highway.

Anyone with information about the male, has been encouraged to call the RCMP or Ctime Stoppers.

The community of Leask is located roughly 40 mins. west of Prince Albert.

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nigel.maxwell@jpbg.ca

On Twitter: @nigelmaxwell