The establishment more specifically concerned is the Magdeleine secondary school, in La Prairie. Noovo Info has learned that photos of young girls were circled in the yearbook, as if to identify the targets of planned non-consensual sexual acts.
The Roussillon Intermunicipal Police Authority has been informed of the situation and is determining the accuracy of the information, it was indicated in a communication signed by the police and the CSS des Grandes-Seigneuries, and sent to parents on Tuesday . The school service center provided a copy to Noovo Info.
Police will not hesitate to “make arrests” if necessary and have requested assistance from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), which is responsible for the territory in Saint-Calixte and plans to send officers to the site of the post-prom. However, no arrests had been made at the time of writing.
“The police take these rumors very seriously” and recommend to parents of students in 4e and 5e secondary “to be extremely vigilant” and even “to reconsider the presence of your young person at this evening, if he had planned to be there”, say the CSS and the authorities.
“We invite all citizens who have information regarding this event to contact the investigator in the file at 450-638-0911 ext. 446,” wrote the spokesperson for the Roussillon intermunicipal police agency, Audrey Huneault, in a press release released Wednesday morning.
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A “safe” event despite everything?
In a press release response, the Après-Bal.com organization wanted to reassure students, parents and the CSS des Grandes-Seigneuries that the event on June 29 will be “well supervised and safe”. The organizers claim to be in constant communication with the SQ and Public Health, who will be present on the ground, it is indicated.
“More than 50 security officers will be on the ground, searches for each person will be carried out before entering the site.”
“Nothing was taken lightly for this event so that all young people were safe and could celebrate their end of high school. We take these so-called planned acts very seriously and we will make sure to increase our vigilance for the better safety of your children.”
-After-Bal.com
For its part, the management of the CSS des Grandes-Seigneuries says that it will not send its staff to provide supervision or supervision at this after-ball since the party is not organized by one of its schools, unlike the prom.
The CSS des Grandes-Seigneuries refused to specify to Noovo Info how the rumors were brought to its attention and whether the individuals who are planning prohibited actions are students at the Magdeleine school.
With Rawdon in particular, Saint-Calixte is located in an area of Lanaudière which is typically popular with organizers of high school after-proms.
With information from Marie-Michelle Lauzon for Noovo Info.
