Student arrested after weapon reported at Brampton high school

Youth arrested after Brampton school locked down Peel police confirmed a weapon was recovered inside a locked down Brampton high school, resulting in the arrest of a youth.

A youth has been arrested after Peel police were called to a Brampton school Thursday for reports of a person with a weapon.

Harold Brathwaite Secondary School, near Sandalwood Parkway and Great Lakes Drive, was placed in a hold-and-secure just before 11 a.m. Thursday. By 12:35 p.m., it had been lifted.

Officers arrested one youth at the scene, the service said, and a weapon has been recovered.

Residents can expect a police presence at the school as the investigation continues.