A hold and secure has been lifted at Holy Family School in Thunder Bay, Ont., after police deemed it was safe following an investigation into “hateful graffiti” written on portable doors.
Classes continue to run as usual.
The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board issued a news release just before 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday notifying media of the incident at the elementary school on Rosslyn Road. The board said the hold and secure was a precautionary measure as the Thunder Bay Police Service investigated.
It was lifted shortly after noon on Wednesday.
The Catholic board has been contending with multiple safety concerns this week.
On Tuesday, St. Patrick High School was closed for the day after it received a threat the day before, though no evidence of an actual threat was found. On Tuesday night, after-school activities were cancelled at St. Ignatius High School after it received a threat, then reopened Wednesday morning once it was determined to be safe.
Earlier this month, French Catholic schools across northwestern, northern and eastern Ontario were closed for a day due to bomb threats and extortion demands made against them. After investigating, Ontario Provincial Police said that incident was a hoax.