The Waterloo Region District School Board says Waterloo Regional Police placed two schools in Waterloo under a hold and secure on Monday morning.
“Keatsway Public School and Centennial Public School (Waterloo) have been placed into a hold and secure at the direction of Waterloo Regional Police,” the board said in an email at around 10 a.m.
Waterloo Regional Police say there was an investigation underway at Keats Way and Amos Avenue.
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Within an hour, they announced that the hold and secure had been lifted.
Police said there was no threat to public safety but refused to provide any further details in connection to the incident.
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