A police operation was launched Wednesday afternoon at école primaire Sainte-Claire Sainte-Claire in Brossard on Montreal’s south shore.
Longueuil police spokesperson Melanie Mercille said a safety perimeter has been erected at the primary school, located at 6175 Aumont Ave., as a preventative measure.
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Students and staff were being kept inside but police said students are now allowed to leave. Parents can pick up their children at a rendezvous point at the intersection of Aumont and André streets.
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Otherwise, a bus will be available at 3 p.m. to take students home.
Police didn’t give a reason for the intervention, saying only that officers were on-site to ensure the safety of staff and students and to investigate the incident.
Mercille said there are no injures.