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Cambridge public school placed under hold and secure

A Cambridge public school has been placed under a hold and secure, according to the Waterloo Region District School Board. File / Global News

A Cambridge public school was placed under a hold and secure on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Waterloo Region District School Board.

It said end-of-day bell times had been changed at Silverheights Public School.

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The WRDSB says it is working with Waterloo Regional Police and will provide more information when it can.

“I confirm that at approximately 2:45 p.m., police responded to the area of Scott Road in Cambridge for a report of a suspicious person with a large dog,” Const. Ashley Dietrich told Global News in an email.

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She said the board made the decision to place the school under a hold and secure.

The hold and secure had been lifted by 3:45 p.m.

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