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Look for our flyer in tomorrows paper madness Sale Midnight                                                                                                    "  # #   $                  s Taff at r. D. Parker collegiate in Thompson did not Call police monday until four hours after a male intruder held a female student at knife Point inside the school ramp confirmed wednesday. Mystery Lake school division is refusing to discuss what happened monday the superintendent wont say Why there was a delay in calling police Why the school did not go into lock Down How the victim got Home or even who was running the Large High school monday. But the incident is raising alarm Bells about a possible breakdown in school emergency procedures that potentially left students at risk. She was approached in the hallway by an unknown Young male wielding a knife. It appears the individual demanded Money it was a robbery attempt said ramp sgt. Line Harpish. The student was not injured. She described him As 16 to 17 years old dark skin about five foot eight wearing a red Hoodie Black track pants and a Black hat Harpish said. He took off right away. It occurred in one of the hallways. I was told it happened around 8 55 a. M. It was about 1 p. M. When the school called police Harpish said. The school did not go into lock Down said Harpish who was not aware Why the school had waited so Long to Call police. The mounties Are not making Public the age of the student although a source at the school said she is in Grade 9. Mystery Lake school division superintendent Hugh Fraser confirmed wednesday that there had been an incident but refused to discuss details. The most sensible thing As soon As something like this is reported the police Are called said Keith Thomas risk manager for the Manitoba association of school trustees. In the City most schools would go into lock Down. They go into lock Down very quickly. If theress any doubt lock Down is the Best approach. However Thomas cautioned that he did not know the details of the Thompson incident and emphasized that key information is still unknown because mystery Lake has not disclosed How soon after the incident that the girl informed school staff. Thomas said that some schools emergency plans might not require a lock Down if the staff Are absolutely sure that the intruder has left and will not return even if police have yet to arrive and give an All Clear. Fraser would not say Why r. D. Parker did not go into lock Down or Why there had been such a delay in calling police. He refused to say who was in charge of the High school of close to 1,100 students on monday although Fraser did confirm that senior administrators were away at a workshop. A source within the school named an individual who is listed As a teacher As being left in charge monday. R. D. Parker has a principal and three vice principals. I can confirm there was an incident monday morning at the school and its under investigation. The ramp Are involved Fraser said. Our officials Are looking into it. We were involved in a professional development workshop with our administrators. Whats that got to do with it Fraser said. Thomas said when he discusses emergency plans with schools he tells them that if the senior staff Are absent you would Hope the person left in charge would be quite familiar with the schools emergency plan and activate it. Fraser would not confirm a report from a source within the school who said staff sent the girl Home in a taxi. Harpish said the rom pcs Community officer was not in r. D. Parker at the time of the incident. Nick. Martin free press. My. Ca police not told of school attack for four hours intruder with knife tried to Rob girl by Nick Martin a distraught teen triggered a chaotic scene in Rural Manitoba tuesday including a High school lock Down that ended with him being tapered. Ramp said the 17 year old youth showed up at his sex girlfriends school and threatened to kill her and her family. He also claimed to have shot someone earlier in the Day. Staff at Niverville collegiate located in the Community about 30 Kilometres South of Winnipeg immediately called 911 and locked Down the school. The teen fled and returned to his Home which was surrounded by police around 3 30 p. M. Police say he was holding a knife and threatening to kill himself. He refused several demands to drop the weapon and was tapered. He dropped the knife and was arrested. He was treated at the St. Pierre Hospital and is now in police custody charged with uttering threats. Additional charges Are pending. Police say his claims of a prior shooting appear to be unfounded. 59% of Winnipeg adults read a weekday edition of the Winnipeg free press. 76% of Winnipeg adults in management positions read the Winnipeg free press. 54% of Winnipeg adults read the saturday edition of the Winnipeg free press. Mike Deal / Winnipeg free press Geldof wins humanitarian award Aiden Obrien left chairman of the Board of the St. Boniface Hospital and research foundation and president and ceo Stuart Murray announce wednesday that Rocker and activist Bob Geldof is the 2008 Winner of the St. Boniface general Hospital International award. The celebrity yes legendary humanitarian efforts have touched the lives of millions across the Globe and raised the consciousness of a generation the foundation said. Geldof who organized the famous live Aid concert for ethiopian famine Relief in 1985, will be in Winnipeg dec. 3 to accept the award. Teen tapered after threats at school a 04_ oct 09 08. 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