Oakville Trafalgar High School (OTHS) was placed on lockdown this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, due to bomb threats. The lockdown has since been lifted.
Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) officers are still investigating and there remains a heavy police presence in and around the school.
OTHS has been in the limelight due to controversy regarding one teacher's dress code, which was specifically mentioned in the threats and sent over email.
The email in question was titled, "We placed several bombs all over your school." The email, a little over 200 words, includes demands to fire the teacher at the centre of the controversy, and death threats against school officials - specifically two. The town of Oakville was also threatened; "We will destroy the entire city."
The threats were made with the supposed goal of protecting children. This is the second bomb threat OTHS has received in less than two months.
The email was reportedly sent to ten recipients, three of whom were journalists.