A northeast Edmonton junior high was put under lockdown Wednesday and a portion of the Anthony Henday was closed as Edmonton police were called to two separate mental health calls.
No details were available about the nature of either call, but police closed the southbound lanes of the Anthony Henday at 153 Avenue. Traffic was also blocked along 153 Avenue. The closure lasted just over an hour.
Not far away, staff and students at John D. Bracco School, in the area of 138 Ave and 35 Street, were in the gym for an assembly when police received a different mental health call. The school was put under a lockdown.
An Edmonton Public School Board spokesperson said all students and staff were kept safe in the gym.
Both calls were cleared up between 2:30 and 3 p.m. on Wednesday and parents were asked to pick up their kids shortly after.
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