{"id":711667,"date":"2026-06-03T06:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/711667\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:13:59","slug":"n-d-g-school-lockdown-lifted-after-threatening-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/711667\/","title":{"rendered":"N.D.G. school lockdown lifted after threatening phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lockdown at St. Monica Elementary School was lifted Tuesday afternoon, after the office received a threatening phone call, according to a spokesperson for the English Montreal School Board.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of police cars and ambulances were spotted outside the school in the C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2014Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce borough Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Police searched the building shortly after lunch, according to Michael Cohen, spokesperson for the EMSB.<\/p>\n<p>He did not provide further details on the nature of the threatening phone call.<\/p>\n<p>Student pickup is being arranged by school staff, Cohen added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0655.jpg\" alt=\"An ambulance and police cars outside a school.\" class=\"wp-image-100224319\"  \/>St. Monica Elementary School on Terrebonne St. was locked down on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 after a threatening phone call was made to the school. Aaron Derfel \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p>A police investigation into the phone call is underway, according to Cohen. Montreal police said the lockdown was lifted after they searched the building and found nothing threatening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0652.jpg\" alt=\"A police officer stands in a street near a police car and ambulance\" class=\"wp-image-100224320\"  \/>St. Monica Elementary School on Terrebonne St. was locked down on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 after a threatening phone call was made to the school. Aaron Derfel \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/author\/lschertzerpostmedia-com\/\" class=\"postmedia-author-card__image-link\" rel=\"author image nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Profile picture of Leora Schertzer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/afc8eeddfc3824e65d0c2785c93ad2ebbc8e84979d44b17d00382f94b044539f.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tLeora Schertzer is a reporter at the Montreal Gazette who thrives on the chase. Whether it\u2019s producing a documentary about sewage or investigating a Nazi gold scandal, it\u2019s the novelty and adrenaline that keep her in this challenging industry. 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