A student convicted of uttering threats to shoot staff and students at Hunting Hills High School was sentenced to 15 months probation in Red Deer youth court on Thursday.
The boy was 17 at the time and cannot be named under provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
He left a note written in pencil on a desk threatening to shoot staff and students at the school at 3 p.m. on April 15, 2014, just prior to the start of the Easter long weekend.
The note was written at some point during the day, but indicated a specific time for the shooting to take place.
Red Deer RCMP responded to the scene. Uniformed officers patrolled the halls and evacuated the school, not forcing people out but denying students and staff re-entry once they had left.
After the school was emptied, police performed an extensive search but found no weapons.
“You scared the heck of out some people. It was foolish. It was misguided,” said provincial court Judge Jim Mitchell during Thursday’s sentencing.