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The email went on to say that the incident offered a great opportunity to talk to children about the problems with bragging, or joking with other students about weapons and violence.
While the missive was aimed at quelling concerns some felt more arise.
Central Okanagan School District superintendent Kevin Kardaal said that shouldn香蕉视频直播檛 be the case.
The situaton, he explained, started with a conversation between two primary age students. One of those students conveyed what was said to a parent and that prompted the parent to call the police. Kardaal wouldn香蕉视频直播檛 share what was said but noted that there was no real threat to safety.
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While that may have amounted to a non-incident, schools were facing something more serious Wednesday.
in the afternoon saying police have learned an altercation, between two students of a local school that escalated to the point that one of those youths produced a knife.
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