Threat sends cops in bulletproof vests to Spijkenisse school

Police officers in bullet-proof vests were spotted at secondary school My College on Zinkseweg in Spijkenisse on Thursday. They are investigating a threat, according to NOS.

The students are still at the school and lessons are continuing as normal, the police said, according to ANP. A spokesperson would not give the news wire any further information about the incident.

RTV Rijnmond reports that a man from Hoogvliet threatened a female student at the school, possibly with weapons. The reason for the threat is unclear. A 17-year-old boy from Hoogvliet was arrested, NOS reporter Robert Bas said on Twitter

The police closed down all access roads to the school. The schoolyard is also closed, NOS reports. 

Leerlingen My College in Spijkenisse moeten naar binnen, dreiging is klaarblijkelijk nog niet voorbij. Het hek rond het schoolplein is gesloten. pic.twitter.com/Vr1Vr1PN2p

— robert bas (@robertpbas) March 6, 2018

Diverse politie-eenheden met kogelwerende vesten hebben zich verzameld bij een school aan de Zinkseweg in Spijkenisse. Dit naar aanleiding van een dreiging die men onderzoekt. pic.twitter.com/QrlwzrkhDT

— MediaTV (@mediatvnl) March 6, 2018