Police Say No Threat Was Made Towards Salmon Arm High School Despite Online Rumours
Parents were alerted after a Facebook post alleged a gun threat, but SD83 and RCMP said the weapon was an airsoft pistol.
- On Tuesday, Salmon Arm RCMP and SD83 Superintendent Donna Kriger confirmed that social media rumors about a student bringing a gun to Jackson Secondary School are unsubstantiated, with no threat to students or staff.
- The reports stemmed from social media posts that misinterpreted a video showing a teenager discharging an airsoft pistol, which police investigated and confirmed was not a firearm.
- "There is nothing to substantiate the rumours suggesting that a direct threat was made toward staff or students at the school," Kriger said, urging reliance on official information.
- Cpl. Brett Urano said police continue to review the circumstances surrounding the incident, while dismissing online claims that a teenager had been arrested in Kamloops.
- Under School District 83's Fair Notice policy, principals must investigate all credible threats; the district encourages parents to have children speak with trusted adults about concerns.
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Rumoured threat involving Salmon Arm school unsubstantiated: SD83
School District 83 says there’s nothing to substantiate rumours circulating online regarding threats towards a Salmon Arm school. On Tuesday morning, May 5, parents of JL Jackson Secondary students received a letter from SD83 Superintendent Donna Kriger regarding social media posts about a “perceived threat to our school involving a gun.” A post shared on Facebook alleges a threat had been made involving a “boy” who would be “coming to school wi…
RCMP say video of teen firing airsoft pistol was not a threat to a Salmon Arm school
SALMON ARM, B.C. — RCMP say they have determined a social media post purported to represent a threat to a school in Salmon Arm was not actually making a threat. In a news release issued Tuesday (May 5), RCMP say officers were alerted on Monday to social media posts believed to allege a student would bring a gun to a secondary school in the Shuswap city. The video in question showed a teenager shooting an airsoft pistol. That led to rumour circul…
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