A 14-year-old Hamilton boy has been charged after a local high school reported receiving a threat.
Hamilton police say they were called to St. Jean De Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School around 11 a.m. Monday to investigate an online threat allegedly made by a student.
Officers later determined that there was no threat to the school’s safety.
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The student has been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and is also serving a school suspension.
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Hamilton Police says they “take these threats extremely seriously and investigate each threat to ensure schools remain safe places for students and staff.”
They are asking families to speak with their children about the seriousness of making violent threats.
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