The Kelowna RCMP says it are investigating after a false report to police, shut down Belgo Elementary School for part of Thursday.
The RCMP, the school and the local school district all refused to give details about the incident Thursday , what prompted it, what the false report was about or even how long the lockdown lasted. But an officer at the Rutland RCMP Community Policing station did confirm the lockdown took place and it was over by 3:15.
The school said all the children at the school during the lockdown had gone home that time and no one was hurt in the incident.
According to Cpl. Joe Duncan, spokesman for the Kelowna RCMP, the report to police earlier in the day was investigated and found to be false. But he said he did not know what the report was about and had not been told.
However, he said anyone found to have made a false report to the police would face a charge of mischief.
Wen contacted, the school district referred the matter to the RCMP and the school itself said staff were in a debriefing with police Thursday afternoon and no one was available to comment.
The woman who answered the phone at the school office would not say how long the school had been locked down for.
