A student was arrested on Wednesday after police said a threat was made against Spruce Grove Composite High School on Snapchat.
Police were called to the high school shortly before 9 a.m. after a snap was sent, “relaying threats to carry out an act of violence at the school,” RCMP said in a media release.
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Police said the social media threat involved a picture of an airsoft gun.
At no time were students or staff in danger, RCMP stressed.
A student was taken into custody and now faces Criminal Code charges in relation to the threat. The student’s identity cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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