by Stephen Dafoe
Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools and Sturgeon school Division took precautionary measures Friday morning after an alleged clown sighting in Morinville.
In an email to parents, GSACRD Superintendent David Keohane wrote: “Today, we received reports that an individual disguised as a clown and in possession of a weapon was seen in the Morinville community.”
Keohane went on to say to parents that after investigating the matter with RCMP assistance, the reports were found to be not credible but that schools may have engaged a hold and secure protocol at as a precautionary measure.
Morinville Public School Principal Wayne Rufiange told Morinville News that Keohane contacted his Superintendent at the time of the initial report and that MPS entered a hold and secure protocol for MPS.
“It was just for us to take precaution. We locked our outside doors,” Rufiange said. “Kids and staff went about a pretty regular day other than we didn’t have outdoor recess. We’ll probably continue that practice for the rest of the day unless we hear otherwise.”
Morinville RCMP told Morinville News the matter was resolved and that a press release would be issued with further details. They point out Friday’s door locking was not a lockdown but a secure hold procedure, a purely precautionary measure where no one is let in or out of the school.
Morinville News will update the story with additional details from any forthcoming RCMP media releases.
Sami Bissonnette
Brandon Spilsbury Dawson Arcand Riley Blanchette Jesus! they locked down the schools cause of some douche bag in a clown costume
So what mom
Shyanne Payne
Kids are on lock down
Jason Chrobak Wolf J Flywheel
That’s fucked
Trina Campbell Kitching
Christopher Harding
Paul Hawkins
Alex Laliberte
Is everyone on dope thees days?!?!?!? It’s a “clown”…… if you are more scared of a clown at Halloween then the real clowns in politics…. you should not reproduce!
Leonardo Mephisto Or ya know, the fact he/she was in possession of a weapon. Don’t go dragging up politics when it is our children who could have been in danger. You just sound ignorant
My children go here to school and they are not scared of a Halloween mask….. you know that criminals don’t need to dress up?!?!?! There is no dress code
And yes your glorious politicians are the ones who put our children in danger with war and ignorant laws….
You need to do your homework dude.
What homework? Be scared of clowns? I’m only scared of how stupid people are!
Jordan Bilodeau
Kalysta Rabe
Mats Modison
Hey that’s my clown
Lucianna Ferrari-kluthe your right it was my clown
Dustin Reddon
Hey asshole who dressed up like a scary clown. My 3 and a half year old no longer likes Halloween and doesn’t want to go trick or treating because of the scary clowns. Your a fucking dead beat piece of shit, as well as the rest of the idiots who think this trend is cool or funny and partake in it. It’s not. I can’t wait until a parent kicks the fucking shit out of you
Anne-Marie Seessle see I told you…
Lauryn Elizabeth
Megan Malenfant
Omg
on no clowns