7 evacuated schools in N.B. are safe but will stay closed for the day, police say

New BrunswickFredericton police and RCMP say that the seven schools in the province that were evacuated Tuesday morning have been found to be safe but will remain closed for the day. Schools in Fredericton, Oromocto and Moncton had to be evacuated early TuesdayCBC News · Posted: Nov 04, 2025 7:34 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesFredericton police and RCMP say there is no public safety concern at 7 schools that were evacuated Tuesday morning. (Gary Moore/CBC file photo)Seven schools in New Brunswick that were evacuated Tuesday morning are now considered safe, Fredericton police and RCMP say.Both forces said threats made against the schools forced the evacuations, but there is now no public safety concern. All the schools will remain closed for the day.Police continue to investigate the threats.The closed schools in Fredericton are Fredericton High School, George Street Middle School, Nashwaaksis Middle School, Leo Hayes High School and Barker’s Point Elementary School. They closed at around 7:40 a.m. and were deemed safe at 10:40 a.m.RCMP said around noon that Arnold H. McLeod School in Moncton and Assiniboine Avenue Elementary School in Oromocto, which were also evacuated, would also stay closed for the day.Students headed homeIn a letter to families from Randolph MacLean, Anglophone East School District superintendent, bus students at the Moncton school could be picked up at an evacuation site at Lewisville Church. According to updates from Anglophone West School District, buses were redirected to temporary locations, where staff were present to supervise students. The buses were taking students home from the temporary locations.Leo Hayes, Nashwaaksis and Barker’s Point students were sent to Gibson-Neill Memorial Elementary School. Fredericton High, and George Street students were sent to Bliss Carman Middle School and Assiniboine Avenue students have been sent to Gesner Street Elementary.Staff were trying to contact “every family with a child in Grade 6 or younger to confirm plans and ensure each student is safely released,” the district said.