Post-prom party in Saint-Calixte raises serious concerns

Information circulating surrounding an after-ball party planned for Saturday in Saint-Calixte, in Lanaudière, is causing concern within a school service center and police authorities. In a letter addressed to parents, they recommend vigilance, but also to reconsider the presence of their child at this event.

It was reported that some people would intend, during an after-party type activity, to use drugs to have non-consensual sexual relations. When we were made aware of this situation, in each of our secondary schools, […] we worked with the police to verify whether the allegations and rumors were trueexplained Kathlyn Morel, general director of the Grandes-Seigneuries School Service Center (CSSDGS), in an interview with Radio-Canada.

The police opened an investigation. With the information we have, we found it extremely important to warn parents to ensure the safety of our students.

Several secondary school students from CSSDGSin Montérégie, planned to go to Lanaudière on Saturday to participate in the post-ball planned in Saint-Calixte.

The letter sent to parents was written jointly by the general management of the Grandes-Seigneuries School Service Center and the investigations department of the Roussillon Intermunicipal Police Authority.

The police take these rumors very seriously and recommend that you be extremely vigilant and even reconsider your child’s presence at this evening, if he or she had planned to be there.we can read in the document.

The Roussillon Intermunicipal Police Authority has heard of allegations related to drugs and non-consensual sexual acts last week, said agent Audrey Huneault in an interview with Radio-Canada.

These rumors concerned students at Magdeleine secondary school, in La Prairie […] Students have been encountered by our police department, but no arrests have been made at this time. The investigation is ongoing.indicated Officer Huneault, who invites any citizen who has information regarding this matter to contact the Roussillon Intermunicipal Police Authority.

The Sûreté du Québec, which is responsible for the territory in Saint-Calixte, is also involved in the matter and plans to deploy agents at this evening.

Since after-proms are not organized by high schools, it was important for us to tell parents that there will be no security organized; that our staff is not in this type of event.indicated the general director of CSSDGS.

The management of the school service center hopes that parents will take the opportunity to discuss with their children in order to raise awareness the consequences of excessive consumption and other possible abuses that may have negative repercussions on [eux] or on others.

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Reinforced security

The organization Après-bal.com, which has organized this type of event for more than 20 years and which is behind the one in Saint-Calixte, reacted Wednesday afternoon in a press release.

He held to reassure students, parents and the Grandes-Seigneuries School Service Center that everything has been organized so that this evening is well supervised and safe.

We are in constant communication with the Sûreté du Québec and Public Healthexplains Après-bal.com, which details the measures taken to ensure the safety of participants.

He indicates that the Sûreté du Québec and more than 50 security agents will be on the ground the evening of the event and that each person will be searched before entering the site. Public health will have an information kiosk on site to provide prevention on drug use and 72 cameras will also ensure site surveillance.

Nothing was taken lightly for this event so that all young people are safe and can celebrate the end of their 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.continues the organization, which did not want to grant an interview.