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Administration fee of $99 plus applicable taxes and delivery charges must be paid at time of purchase. See store for details. The letter says the school "anticipates" being open Thursday ­ and it investigation. "In the end, the ultimate goal is the was ­ and Friday "as regular school safety of the kids," Caughlin said, days." However a kick-off presentation by adding there will be "a police presence" Mayor Rob Burton of the new Student at the school for the next few days in Freedom bus pass scheduled to take the wake of the threat. The message didn't indicate a time place yesterday morning was cancelled, at the school's request. its writer would harm If police decide the students, but did "The safety of students situation is dangerous, specifically name and staff is our primary the letter to parents Friday, Feb. 23. concern and we treat all stated the school "The tone of the threats of this nature promises to inform message was violent in students, staff and parvery seriously." nature, which promptents through its media ed the school staff to contacts and its web Halton District School Board, contact us," said Sgt. site at www.irhs.ca. letter to parents Peter Payne, Halton "Be assured that Police media officer. the safety of students "We are investigating both the possibility that this is a and staff is our primary concern and hoax and that this is a legitimate we treat all threats of this nature very seriously," the letter stated. threat," said Payne. "Police have advised us that, at this A lot of rumours are circulating at point, they do not believe this situation the school about the nature of the poses a threat to students or staff. threat. "It was on one of the toilet dis- Regardless, police will continue their pensers, written in pencil," said a investigation." However in the wake of the threat Grade 10 student, who refused to give and escalating media attention, tenhis name after he'd been instructed by sions -- and tales -- are running high. the school not to speak to the media. Although police would not com"It was erased right away, so there's ment on the specifics of the note, stunothing wrong anymore," added another student, also in Grade 10. "The dents are saying the message promised a mass shooting. bathroom's back open." "Something about shooting up the The pair said they saw just one uniforum," said Jordi Herman, who formed officer in the school on Wednesday and a host of media outside attends Grade 9 at the Glenashton the school, but other than that, Drive high school. "With a machine gun and "Nothing was really happening." grenades," added Kurt Reynolds, also The threatening message did draw a lot of media attention, though, with TV in Grade 9. "It didn't sound too pleasant." stations and other media outlets on the Hoax or not, and with school shootscene early Wednesday. ings still in recent memory, Halton It even sparked conversation on Toronto's CFRB 1010 radio about police are taking the threat seriously whether parents should be letting their enough to add uniformed officers to kids go to school today in light of such the high school's existing security. Continued from page 1 a threat. See Police page 13