The Independent

A few tense moments at LCCVI this afternoon.

Students were held at the school until after the normal end of their day after the Lambton-Kent District School Board had students and staff in a “hold and secure” state as a safety measure.

LKDSB Public Relations Officer Caress Lee says the school was alerted to an incident at the local Tim Horton’s where a student was believed to have been seen with a weapon just as the school day normally ended at 2:20 pm.

The board sent out an alert to families saying the school received information about the incident and “out of an abundance of caution and in consultation with police, the school has been placed in a Hold and Secure, while police investigate and assess the situation.

“Please be assured that the safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our highest priority,” school officials added saying the move was part of “established safety protocols.”

St. Philip’s Catholic School, near LCCVI, also held students indoors for about 10 minutes as a precaution, according to officials.

Lambton OPP were called in. After an investigation, which included a stop at the Circle K according to employees there, Lee said police found there was no weapon.

Police, in a social media posting, said “One individual is in police custody without incident, and no others are being sought.” The social media post added no further information would be released while the investigation continued.

The LCCVI students were released after 3:30 pm and some had to wait for their buses to be called back to the school.