{"id":456622,"date":"2026-02-06T01:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/456622\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T01:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:24:11","slug":"coquitlam-school-threats-this-week-are-connected-rcmp-confirm-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/456622\/","title":{"rendered":"Coquitlam school threats this week are \u2018connected,\u2019 RCMP confirm – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Coquitlam School District says two secondary schools in the city are no longer under a hold and secure<\/a> order on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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The school district stated that Centennial and Gleneagle secondary schools were impacted and the order for a hold and secure was at the request of the RCMP, who were present at both schools for hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to start off with letting the community know that students and staff of the Coquitlam School District are safe,\u201d Insp. Todd Balaban, acting officer in charge of the Coquitlam RCMP, said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to the quick actions of the schools implementing their hold and secure protocols, our officers were able to quickly attend and verify the safety and security of the school.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two incidents on Thursday followed similar incidents on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Eight schools across Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam were also placed under a hold and secure on Wednesday after numerous threats were called into the schools.<\/p>\n

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An elementary school in Port Moody was also affected.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our ongoing investigation, we confirmed that these instances are connected,\u201d Balaban said. \u201cWe can confirm the nature of the alleged threats have varied, but in order to protect the integrity of the investigation, no information will be provided.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese threats were received by phone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Balaban added that police are aware of information circulating on social media about the investigation and are asking anyone who may have information to contact them at 604-949-5054.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take every threat seriously, because it\u2019s a child, it\u2019s family,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have to take it seriously until proven otherwise. So we implement the protocols that we have in place, we have the officers attend, we assess it, and then we can downgrade it once we know that the threat is not there and that the community is safe, the schools are safe, kids are safe and staff are safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharon Perry, a concerned parent, told Global News outside Centennial on Thursday morning that hearing the school is on a hold and secure again is scary.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI mean, the first time, the second time, the third time \u2026 your heart just stops,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Receiving messages that your child is scared and there\u2019s nothing you can do is one of the hardest things a parent can go through. Living a block away from the school, seeing the police show up, seeing them block the streets, seeing the very large guns that they\u2019re all carrying. It\u2019s just being helpless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perry said she would like to see more communication from the school district about what is happening.<\/p>\n

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