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Jacob Hespeler High School in Cambridge briefly placed under ‘hold and secure’

Jacob Hespeler Secondary School. Google Maps

Jacob Hespeler High School in Cambridge was briefly placed under a “hold and secure” by Waterloo Regional Police on Friday.

Police said the move was a safety precaution as “officers investigate a potential threat.”

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The Waterloo Region District School Board also said that there was a potential threat against the school.

Neither the school board or the police have said what the potential threat was.

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