West Vancouvers Sentinel secondary was evacuated for the second time in five days Tuesday when a threat was called into the school on the heels of another scare Friday.
Students and staff were ordered out of the building shortly after 12:45 p.m. West Vancouver police, assisted by dog teams, RCMP officers and the Vancouver police, inspected the scene and ultimately concluded there was no danger. They reopened the school at 2:25 p.m.
The incident followed the same pattern as a similar call Friday, when students and staff left the facility at about 10 a.m. in response to another unspecified threat. Police descended on the Chartwell Drive campus to ensure that everyone was out and to seal the exits before inspecting the premises. When a two-and-a-half-hour investigation turned up nothing, they deemed the incident a hoax and allowed classes to resume.
Investigators have not revealed how either message was delivered or what particular threat was made. They are looking into whether the incidents are linked.
Anyone with information should contact the WVPD at 604-925-7300.
The false alarms come just as two North Vancouver teens are due to appear in court for allegedly triggering a similar scare at Handsworth secondary last spring.
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