Hold And Secure Procedure At Courtenay’s Mark Isfeld Secondary

An incident at Mark Isfeld Secondary in Courtenay on Monday led to the school initiating a hold and secure procedure.

An incident at Mark Isfeld Secondary in Courtenay on Monday led to the school initiating a hold and secure procedure.

The incident involved a threat made towards the school.

“RCMP have responded to the call and have remained onsite while students are safely dismissed,” said Comox Valley Schools communication manager, Craig Sorochan, in a statement. “It appears to be a similar incident to the one last week at Vanier.

On April 25, a similar incident at Vanier Secondary in Courtenay resulted in a lockdown. That threat was made via an anonymous phone call.