2 York region schools put in 'hold and secure' after teens made threat with fake guns, police say

Two schools inYork Region were put under hold and secure precautionsMonday morning following a threat made in Aurora, Ont., say local police.

Investigators with York Regional Police say they"received information" around 10:45 a.m. about a video in which a teenager holding what looked like a firearm made threats.

It's not clear, basedonthe information released so farby police, as to exactlywhat threat was made. The incident comes amid heightened tension nearly a week after a gunman entered a Texas elementary school classroom andkilled 19 children and two teachers.

Two teenagers have been arrested in Aurora, police say, and they are not being identified because of their ages. At this stage, it's unclear if any charges have been laid. Police say officers were quick to find the teens, and upon inspection realizedthe weapons were fakes.

The two schools were put in a hold and secure during the investigation, police say.

A hold and secure is a school response to an incident in the general vicinity, but not on or near school property. The day continues as normal inside the school, the York Region District School Board says, but as a precautionary measure, the school's outer doors are locked and no one can come or go from the building.

Last week, several schools in nearby Scarborough were placed under similar precautionsfollowing reports of a man in the area with a rifle. That suspect was shot dead by police. The province's police watchdog is now investigating and says the 27-year-old man had a pellet gun not a rifle.