Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Parents were notified about a hold-and-secure in both Chilliwack Secondary and Chilliwack Middle on Friday morning, April 11.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
Chilliwack schools placed in hold-and-secure Friday morning
Apr 11, 2025 | 3:50 PM
CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack students were kept in their buildings this morning (Apr. 11) as officials carried out a hold-and-secure procedure at Chilliwack Secondary School and Chilliwack Middle School.
In an email sent out to parents by Chilliwack Secondary, the move was placed at about 10 a.m. due to an unspecified neighbourhood incident not involving either building.
“Staff and students conducted themselves very well,” wrote staff. “Everyone was safe and sound.”
A hold-and-secure is an emergency procedure to protect occupants from a violent threat near the property. It’s a softer response than a lockdown, which is triggered by more immediate threats.
