High school in High River receives phone threat

RCMP (file photo)

An investigation is underway after a high school in High River received a threat Thursday.

High River RCMP responded to a report from Ecole Secondaire Highwood High, which said an unknown person called the school and said someone would be “attending the school with firearms.”

Officers say they responded within two minutes of receiving the call.

The school was placed in a hold-and-secure and searched by RCMP officers and school staff.

The hold-and-secure status has been lifted as of 12:20 p.m. RCMP officers will remain on site for the rest of the day.