Hold and secure lifted at Lorne Park Secondary School

TORONTO – A hold and secure has been lifted at Lorne Park Secondary School in Mississauga after a threat was made against the school on social media Wednesday morning.

Peel Regional Police said a person of interest sent a message that he would show up at the school with a weapon.

Authorities were able to locate the male off school grounds and the hold and secure was lifted just after 11:30 a.m.

Police were called after a student notified school administrators of the threat.

A media report said a former student issued a threat on the school using Instagram.

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Police say it was a “broad threat” and not directed at anyone or any area of the school.

Police issued a statement on Twitter earlier in the day reassuring parents that their children were safe and there was no need to pick them up.