Kemptville high school faces fourth threat of violence in a month

Police are advising the public there was another threat of violence towards a high school in Kemptville on Tuesday morning.

St. Michael Catholic High School has been the target of numerous threats over the last month, with police regularly having to increase their presence at the school.

The first incident on Sept. 13 resulted in the school being placed in a lockdown for the morning while police searched the building.

Nearly three weeks later on Oct. 3, telephone calls overnight from two individuals threatening the high school — and another in Iroquois — which forced the closure of all public and catholic schools in Kemptville as a precaution.

A day later on Oct. 4, police were at St. Michael Catholic High School for a second day in row following threats. In the two early October incidents, police noted they were working to track the phones used to make the threats.

The situation on Oct. 15 is the fourth threat in just over a month.

“We cannot speculate on any connection to earlier threats,” police said of the latest threat. “We completely understand that these incidents weigh heavily on students, parents, school staff, and everyone in the community.”

This is a developing news story. More to come.