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School in Port Moody evacuated for police incident

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 08 Apr, 2021 07:31 PM

Students and staff were evacuated out of of École Moody Middle School in Port Moody due to a police incident Thursday morning.

PMPD officers are currently dealing with an incident at Moody Middle School. The school is secure; all teachers and students are safe. The investigation is in early stages. @ChiefFleugel @CityofPoMo pic.twitter.com/Fzq2ykmfA2
— Port Moody Police (@PortMoodyPD) April 8, 2021

No information has been provided as to why the staff and students were forced out and the police called in. Teachers and students were in the field and parents and guardians stayed away from the school during the incident.

About 12 police officers and a K-9 unit were at the school.

The incident has been resolved since and staff and students returned to the classroom at 10am.

The incident at Moody Middle School has been resolved. All students, teachers and staff are safe and back in school! Thank you everyone for your support and patience! @ChiefFleugel @CityofPoMo pic.twitter.com/jYF1mxf2yY
— Port Moody Police (@PortMoodyPD) April 8, 2021

Photo courtesy of Twitter Ecole Port Moody Middle School.

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