SCHOOL LOCKDOWN: Assault on staff member at Oshawa school prompts police presence

Police say a lockdown at an Oshawa high school has been lifted following an alleged assault.

A Durham police spokesperson told indurham.com in an email that shortly before 10:30 a.m. this morning, officers were called to the R. S. McLaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute to investigate an alleged assault on a staff member.

Police allege the assault was committed by a student.

Police say the staff member was not injured.

The student was taken into custody.

“The school has since resumed its normal activities,” a police spokesperson said.