The École de technologie supérieure (ETS) in Montreal says it evacuated its campus as a precautionary measure Wednesday afternoon following an allegedly threatening post directed toward the school on social media.
“The situation is taken very seriously,” the engineering school said in a statement on its website.
In an update on its website, ETS said at 2 p.m. that “all community members on campus were able to leave calmly” and that a “return to normal” is expected.
Montreal police told Global News that they were called to campus in after a comment was flagged online to the school about someone with “dark thoughts.” An investigation has been opened into the incident, but police say they are not aware of any threats.
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ETS said buildings A, B, C, D and E were evacuated and will remain closed. Afternoon and evening in-person learning has been cancelled.
Jean-Alexandre D’Etcheverry, who works in communications at ETS, said the evacuation resulted in about 1,000 students and staff leaving campus. Everyone is safe, he added.
ETS will publicly post a message online as soon as the institution has been given the green light to reopen, according to D’Etcheverry.
The school is part of the Université du Québec system. There are about 11,000 students enrolled.