Weapons threat forces closure of more than 30 schools in Cape Breton

SYDNEY, N.S.

The Canadian Press

Published March 13, 2020

This article was published more than 6 months ago. Some information in it may no longer be current.

Comments

Text Size

Getting audio file ...

Audio for this article is not available at this time.

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer

Some schools in Cape Breton are closed today as police investigate what school authorities have described as a credible weapons threat to students and staff.

The Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education oversees more than 30 elementary and high schools.

School authorities said the decision was made after consultations with Cape Breton Regional Police.

Story continues below advertisement

The school board issued a statement saying no other details would be released as police are investigating.

As well, the statement said the shutdown was not related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines. Sign up today.

Coronavirus information

The Zero Canada Project provides resources to help you manage your health, your finances and your family life as Canada reopens.

Visit the hub

In the interests of public health and safety, our coronavirus news articles are free for anyone to access. However, The Globe depends on subscription revenue to support our journalism. If you are able, please subscribe to globeandmail.com. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support.

Your subscription helps The Globe and Mail provide readers with critical news at a critical time. Thank you for your continued support. We also hope you will share important coronavirus news articles with your friends and family. In the interest of public health and safety, all our coronavirus news articles are free for anyone to access.

Your Globe

Build your personal news feed

Follow topics and authors relevant to your reading interests.
Check your Following feed daily, and never miss an article. Access your Following feed from your account menu at the top right corner of every page.

Follow topics related to this article:

View more suggestions in Following Read more about following topics and authors

Report an error

Due to technical reasons, we have temporarily removed commenting from our articles. We hope to have this fixed soon. Thank you for your patience. If you are looking to give feedback on our new site, please send it along to feedback@globeandmail.com. If you want to write a letter to the editor, please forward to letters@globeandmail.com.

Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. This is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and Globe staff. Non-subscribers can read and sort comments but will not be able to engage with them in any way. Click here to subscribe.

If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters@globeandmail.com. Readers can also interact with The Globe on Facebook and Twitter .

Subscribe to comment Why do I need to subscribe?