Dear Ancaster High School Families,

This is to advise you that our school will be conducting a Code Lockdown Drill (one of the HWDSB’s Secure Schools Protocol Drills) on Tuesday, May 13 at 9:15 a.m. The purpose of drills like this are to ensure staff and students are prepared in case of an emergency.

Access to the building/personnel may be temporarily restricted during Secure Schools Drills.

Please be aware the drills may involve a visit by members of the Hamilton Police Service to inform and support best practices as they relate to the safety of the school community.

It is also important we are all aware of secure schools terminology used in all of Ontario’s publicly funded schools.

You can learn more about HWDSB’s approach to secure schools at

We appreciate your co-operation during these drills.

Sincerely,

J. Monteith

Principal