Media Attention
West Vancouver is considered to be the one of most affluent area in Canada. As a result of that news stories surrounding incidents and violence at the school are often covered widely at the provincial and even national level. In 2004 a stabbing involving two foreign exchange students occurred at nearby Caulfeild Village Shopping Centre. Several years later in 2009, a police lockdown reached national attention, with a local resident reporting that they had seen a person with a rifle walking towards the school. Over 50 police officers, a helicopter, mobile police station, and emergency response team armed with AR-15 semi-automatic rifles were called in over what was eventually determined to be students holding a video camera tripod. Rockridge parents and students were told by police that using text messaging and Facebook services may have undermined police work, and that care should be taken when revealing information about a lockdown to the public. In response, some students planned a "Bring A Tripod To School Day" event to satirise the lockdown.
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