École Secondaire Catholique Père-René-de-Galinée in Cambridge reopens

École Secondaire Catholique Père-René-De-Galinée in Cambridge on Sept. 10, 2025. (Sidra Jafri/CTV News)

A French secondary school in Cambridge that closed its doors Wednesday due to an online threat reopened on Thursday.

In a social media post at 9:01 p.m. on Wednesday, École Secondaire Catholique Père-René-de-Galinée announced they were set to return on Thursday with in-person classes.

“After thorough analysis of the situation and in close collaboration with the Waterloo Regional Police Department, we confirm that school will open tomorrow, September 11, 2025, and that classes will resume as normal,” the post read in part.

The school also confirmed transportation was also operational again.

This decision came after social media threats were made to cause harm to students within the school on Wednesday’s date.

Waterloo Regional Police told CTV News there was an increased police presence near the school during drop-off Thursday morning as they continued to investigate the online threats.

They have asked anyone with information to call 519-570-9777 ext. 4496.