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All-clear at Thunder Bay's St. Patrick High School following threat

Police have given the all-clear and St. Patrick High School in Thunder Bay, Ont., is ready to reopen after a threat forced the school to close for the day.

2nd time in recent weeks school has been closed due to threat

Alex Brockman · CBC News ·
A police officer stands in front of a school building.
A Thunder Bay police officer stands outside St. Patrick High School after the school was evacuated and classes cancelled for the day. (Marc Doucette/CBC)

Thunder Bay police and officials with the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board have given the all-clear at St. Patrick High School and say it will reopen for classes Friday morning. 

Students were sent home Thursday and classes were cancelled after a threat came in earlier in the day. They can come back to pick up their belongings between 3:30-4:30 p.m., though any community events planned there for this evening remain cancelled. 

This is the second time St. Patrick High School has had to close due to a threat in the past two weeks, and comes amid a series of threats directed at Catholic schools in Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario over the past month.

None of the previous incidents resulted in anyone being harmed.

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Alex Brockman

Alex Brockman is the executive producer with CBC Thunder Bay. He's worked across Canada in a number of roles for CBC News.

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