UPDATE | Hold and secure lifted at Hamilton high school

02/19/2026 at 09:55 AM
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Hamilton Police were called to investigate a reported threat involving Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School earlier today.

As a precaution, the school was been placed in a Hold and Secure while officers investigated.

The hold and secure has now been lifted.

Hamilton Police remain in the area as they continue to investigate and monitor the situation.

There is no active threat to the school at this time.

Image credit: Hamilton Police

Story credit: Bonnie Heslop