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UPDATE: No weapon found following lockdown at Christ the King

Police say incident was triggered by report that someone was threatened with a knife
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Christ the King Catholic Secondary School, Georgetown.

Halton Regional Police are continuing their investigation of an incident that led to a lockdown yesterday afternoon at Christ the King Catholic Secondary School in Georgetown.

According to police, the school contacted them shortly after noon Sept. 28 to report that someone had been threatened with a knife.

Officers responded and the school was placed in a temporary lockdown.

Police say they located those involved in the incident, but no weapons were found and no injuries were reported.

At this time, no charges have been laid, and the investigation is ongoing.

An email was issued by the school principal to dispell rumours that someone had been stabbed, categorically stating that it’s “not true.”

"Our school went into lockdown mode as a precautionary measure," the emails reads. "No students or staff were harmed, and all is well at Christ the King Catholic Secondary School."