A Nanaimo high school was evacuated this morning following a bomb threat.
Students and staff were removed from Nanaimo District Secondary School at around 8 a.m. and taken to the Nanaimo Ice Centre while police probed the threat.
Investigators tweeted at around 11:45 a.m. that the school had been cleared by officers and an explosive-sniffing dog and would reopen for the day.
The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre was also evacuated out of precaution.
Update on bomb threat-school has been cleared by officers & explosives dog, nothing found , school is re-opening for the day #Nanaimo
— Nanaimo RCMP (@NanaimoRCMP) April 14, 2016
Confirmed bomb threat at NDSS. @NanaimoRCMP on site. Staff and students have been escorted to a safe distance from the school.
— School District 68 (@sd68bc) April 14, 2016
