Students, teachers and staff have been advised to remain indoors at a central Nanaimo school after a bear was reported in the area.
According to a tweet from Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, Coal Tyee Elementary School has entered into a shelter-in-place due to the sighting and B.C. Conservation is en route.
Coal Tyee has entered a Shelter in Place - bear in the area - conservation officer enroute. Everyone is safe and will remain indoors until area assessed.
— School District 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) (@sd68bc) June 14, 2019
Everyone will remain indoors until the area is assessed, the school district said.
The school also entered into shelters-in-place due to bear sightings on June 11 and 12, but both times, they were lifted.
According to the district, under a shelter-in-place, students and staff are kept inside, but the school isn’t locked down.
More to come.
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