A group of Vancouver Island students will be cutting their trip to Europe short and returning to Canada after Thursday’s deadly attack in Nice.
Dale Burgos, a spokesman for the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district, said Saturday that based on “expert advice and an abundance of caution” they took the difficult decision to order the 85 students and chaperons home. The students had been scheduled to stay in Spain for the rest of the summer after their visit to France.
Burgos said some of the students were close enough to see the truck, from about 30 metres away, as the driver drove into a Bastille Day crowd on the city’s famed waterfront promenade, killing 84 people and injuring 303.
![VANCOUVER July 16 2016. Alice Clisson dropped off a white rose and signed the board outside the French Consulate in Vancouver, July 16 2016. ( Gerry Kahrmann / PNG staff photo) ( Prov / Sun News) 00044221B [PNG Merlin Archive]](http://wpmedia.vancouversun.com/2016/07/vancouver-july-16-2016-alice-clisson-dropped-off-a-white-ro.jpeg?w=640)
Alice Clisson dropped off a white rose and wrote a message of support on the board outside the French Consulate in Vancouver on July 16 2016.
School superintendent John Blain said in a statement that the students witnessed a horrific event and will need continuing support from the district.
“We are prepared to offer our counsellors to all students and staff for as long as they need,” he said.
Photos: France mourns Nice attack
A Tunisian man living in France drove a large truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront, killing at least 84 people and injuring many more.
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![Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.]()
Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.
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![Parents of victims embrace each other near the scene of a truck attack in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.]()
Parents of victims embrace each other near the scene of a truck attack in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.
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![Soldiers salute during an event to commemorate the victims of an attack in Nice in near the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.]()
Soldiers salute during an event to commemorate the victims of an attack in Nice in near the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.
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![People attend an event to commemorate the victims of an attack in Nice near the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.]()
People attend an event to commemorate the victims of an attack in Nice near the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.
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![A woman weeps during an event to commemorate the victims of an attack in Nice near the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.]()
A woman weeps during an event to commemorate the victims of an attack in Nice near the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.
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![French fans show "Pray for Nice" banners to honor victims of the Bastille Day attack in Nice prior to the tennis Davis Cup quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and France in Trinec, Czech Republic, on Friday, July 15, 2016.]()
French fans show "Pray for Nice" banners to honor victims of the Bastille Day attack in Nice prior to the tennis Davis Cup quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and France in Trinec, Czech Republic, on Friday, July 15, 2016.
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![Armed British police officers stand on duty at the gates of Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister Theresa May, in central London on July 15, 2016. British Prime Minister Theresa May called an emergency national security meeting Friday after the Bastille Day attack in the French city of Nice, in which at least 84 people were killed.]()
Armed British police officers stand on duty at the gates of Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister Theresa May, in central London on July 15, 2016. British Prime Minister Theresa May called an emergency national security meeting Friday after the Bastille Day attack in the French city of Nice, in which at least 84 people were killed.
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![A woman brings flowers in front of the French embassy in Bratislava on July 15, 2016, to commemorate the victims of the deadly attacks in Nice. A man drove a truck into a crowd watching fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people.]()
A woman brings flowers in front of the French embassy in Bratislava on July 15, 2016, to commemorate the victims of the deadly attacks in Nice. A man drove a truck into a crowd watching fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people.
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![This picture taken on July 15, 2016, shows the site where a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016. An attack in Nice where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a "critical condition", interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France's national day before being shot dead by police.]()
This picture taken on July 15, 2016, shows the site where a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016. An attack in Nice where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a "critical condition", interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France's national day before being shot dead by police.
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![French police officers search a truck in a street of Nice on July 15, 2016, near the building where the man who drove a truck into a crowd watching a fireworks display the day before reportedly lived. A Tunisian-born man zigzagged a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 and injuring dozens of children in what President Francois Hollande on July 15 called a "terrorist" attack.]()
French police officers search a truck in a street of Nice on July 15, 2016, near the building where the man who drove a truck into a crowd watching a fireworks display the day before reportedly lived. A Tunisian-born man zigzagged a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 and injuring dozens of children in what President Francois Hollande on July 15 called a "terrorist" attack.
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![A man lights a candle near flowers placed in front of the French embassy in Bratislava on July 15, 2016, to commemorate the victims of the deadly attacks in Nice. A man drove a truck into a crowd watching fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people.]()
A man lights a candle near flowers placed in front of the French embassy in Bratislava on July 15, 2016, to commemorate the victims of the deadly attacks in Nice. A man drove a truck into a crowd watching fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people.
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![French police officers search a truck in a street of Nice on July 15, 2016, near the building where the man who drove a truck into a crowd watching a fireworks display the day before reportedly lived. A Tunisian-born man zigzagged a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 and injuring dozens of children in what President Francois Hollande on July 15 called a "terrorist" attack.]()
French police officers search a truck in a street of Nice on July 15, 2016, near the building where the man who drove a truck into a crowd watching a fireworks display the day before reportedly lived. A Tunisian-born man zigzagged a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 and injuring dozens of children in what President Francois Hollande on July 15 called a "terrorist" attack.
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![Netherlands' Wouter Poels looks back as he passes French gendarmes guarding the Katusha team bus during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 37.5 kilometers (23 miles) with start in Bourg-Saint-Andeol and finish in La Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A Frenchman of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice's beachfront, killing at least 84 people, many of them children.]()
Netherlands' Wouter Poels looks back as he passes French gendarmes guarding the Katusha team bus during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 37.5 kilometers (23 miles) with start in Bourg-Saint-Andeol and finish in La Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A Frenchman of Tunisian descent drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice's beachfront, killing at least 84 people, many of them children.
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![A sign reading "Long live France" is placed near roses in the colors of the French flag at a makeshift memorial in front of the French Embassy in Rome on July 15, 2016, in honour of the victims of an attack in Nice the day before that left at least 84 people dead. A Tunisian-born man zigzagged a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 and injuring dozens of children in what President Francois Hollande on July 15 called a "terrorist" attack.]()
A sign reading "Long live France" is placed near roses in the colors of the French flag at a makeshift memorial in front of the French Embassy in Rome on July 15, 2016, in honour of the victims of an attack in Nice the day before that left at least 84 people dead. A Tunisian-born man zigzagged a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 and injuring dozens of children in what President Francois Hollande on July 15 called a "terrorist" attack.
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![People stand on July 15, 2016 at a makeshift memorial near the site in Nice where a gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day, killing at least 84 people. A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on July 15 called a "terrorist" attack.]()
People stand on July 15, 2016 at a makeshift memorial near the site in Nice where a gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day, killing at least 84 people. A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on July 15 called a "terrorist" attack.
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![People stand next to covered bodies in the early hours of Friday, July 15, 2016, on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France. France has been stunned again as a large white truck killed many people after it mowed through a crowd of revelers gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks display late Thursday evening, in the Riviera city of Nice.]()
People stand next to covered bodies in the early hours of Friday, July 15, 2016, on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France. France has been stunned again as a large white truck killed many people after it mowed through a crowd of revelers gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks display late Thursday evening, in the Riviera city of Nice.
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![Police stand by as medical personnel attend a person on the ground, right, in the early hours of Friday, July 14, 2016, on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France, next to the lorry that had been driven into crowds of revelers late Thursday. France has been stunned again as a large white truck killed many people after it mowed through a crowd of revelers gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks display late Thursday evening, in the Riviera city of Nice.]()
Police stand by as medical personnel attend a person on the ground, right, in the early hours of Friday, July 14, 2016, on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France, next to the lorry that had been driven into crowds of revelers late Thursday. France has been stunned again as a large white truck killed many people after it mowed through a crowd of revelers gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks display late Thursday evening, in the Riviera city of Nice.
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![The truck which slammed into revelers late Thursday, July 14, is seen near the site of an attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. The truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday.]()
The truck which slammed into revelers late Thursday, July 14, is seen near the site of an attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. The truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday.
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![People visit the scene and lay tributes to the victims of a terror attack on the Promenade des Anglais on July 15, 2016 in Nice, France. A French-Tunisian attacker killed 84 people as he drove a lorry through crowds, gathered to watch a firework display during Bastille Day Celebrations. The attacker then opened fire on people in the crowd before being shot dead by police.]()
People visit the scene and lay tributes to the victims of a terror attack on the Promenade des Anglais on July 15, 2016 in Nice, France. A French-Tunisian attacker killed 84 people as he drove a lorry through crowds, gathered to watch a firework display during Bastille Day Celebrations. The attacker then opened fire on people in the crowd before being shot dead by police.
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![A man reacts as people visit the scene and lay tributes to the victims of a terror attack on the Promenade des Anglais on July 15, 2016 in Nice, France. A French-Tunisian attacker killed 84 people as he drove a lorry through crowds, gathered to watch a firework display during Bastille Day Celebrations. The attacker then opened fire on people in the crowd before being shot dead by police.]()
A man reacts as people visit the scene and lay tributes to the victims of a terror attack on the Promenade des Anglais on July 15, 2016 in Nice, France. A French-Tunisian attacker killed 84 people as he drove a lorry through crowds, gathered to watch a firework display during Bastille Day Celebrations. The attacker then opened fire on people in the crowd before being shot dead by police.
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![This picture taken on July 15, 2016, shows a a velo bleu (Nice's self-service bicycles) left behind on the site where a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016. An attack in Nice where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a "critical condition", interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France's national day before being shot dead by police.]()
This picture taken on July 15, 2016, shows a a velo bleu (Nice's self-service bicycles) left behind on the site where a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016. An attack in Nice where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a "critical condition", interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France's national day before being shot dead by police.
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![New York City Police Department counterterrorism officers stand guard outside the French Consulate, July 15, 2016 in New York City. Following the terrorist attack in Nice, France, New York governor Andrew Cuomo has directed law enforcement to step up their security presence at high profiles locations around New York City.]()
New York City Police Department counterterrorism officers stand guard outside the French Consulate, July 15, 2016 in New York City. Following the terrorist attack in Nice, France, New York governor Andrew Cuomo has directed law enforcement to step up their security presence at high profiles locations around New York City.
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![Rescue workers help an injured woman to get in a ambulance on July 15, 2016, after a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice. A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice on July 14, leaving at least 60 dead and scores injured in an "attack" after a Bastille Day fireworks display, prosecutors said on July 15.]()
Rescue workers help an injured woman to get in a ambulance on July 15, 2016, after a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice. A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice on July 14, leaving at least 60 dead and scores injured in an "attack" after a Bastille Day fireworks display, prosecutors said on July 15.
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![Indian students take part in a prayer meeting in memory of the victims of a truck attack in the French city of Nice at the Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS) in Ahmedabad on July 15, 2016. French President Francois Hollande said July 15 that "many foreigners and young children" were among those killed or injured after the truck attack on a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, with around 50 fighting for their lives. At least 84 people were killed after a lorry ploughed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice.]()
Indian students take part in a prayer meeting in memory of the victims of a truck attack in the French city of Nice at the Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS) in Ahmedabad on July 15, 2016. French President Francois Hollande said July 15 that "many foreigners and young children" were among those killed or injured after the truck attack on a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, with around 50 fighting for their lives. At least 84 people were killed after a lorry ploughed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice.
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![Women react near the scene where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A Tunisian living in France drove a large truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice's beachfront, killing more than 80 people, many of them children, according to police and hospital officials.]()
Women react near the scene where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A Tunisian living in France drove a large truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice's beachfront, killing more than 80 people, many of them children, according to police and hospital officials.
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![This picture taken on July 15, 2016, shows the site where a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016. An attack in Nice where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a "critical condition", interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France's national day before being shot dead by police.]()
This picture taken on July 15, 2016, shows the site where a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016. An attack in Nice where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a "critical condition", interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France's national day before being shot dead by police.
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![Police officers work at the truck that mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.]()
Police officers work at the truck that mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.
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![An image grab obtained from the Twitter account of harp_detectives, shows people running away from the scene of an attack in the French Riviera city of Nice during Bastille Day on July 14, 2016. A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a "terrorist" attack. Police shot the driver dead after he drove the truck two kilometres (1,3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display on France's July 14 national holiday.]()
An image grab obtained from the Twitter account of harp_detectives, shows people running away from the scene of an attack in the French Riviera city of Nice during Bastille Day on July 14, 2016. A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a "terrorist" attack. Police shot the driver dead after he drove the truck two kilometres (1,3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display on France's July 14 national holiday.
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![Forensic police officers work at the truck that plowed into the crowd in Nice, southern France, Friday July 15, 2016. A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.]()
Forensic police officers work at the truck that plowed into the crowd in Nice, southern France, Friday July 15, 2016. A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.
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![A body is loaded into hearse after a truck plowed into the crowd in Nice, southern France, Friday July 15, 2016. A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.]()
A body is loaded into hearse after a truck plowed into the crowd in Nice, southern France, Friday July 15, 2016. A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing more than 80 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade.
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![EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture taken on July 15, 2016 shows the dead body of a person on the ground after a van drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice. At least 60 people were killed when a truck ploughed into a crowd watching a Bastille Day fireworks display in the southern French resort of Nice, prosecutors said early on July 15. Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel Pretre said the truck drove two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a large crowd that was watching the fireworks.]()
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture taken on July 15, 2016 shows the dead body of a person on the ground after a van drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice. At least 60 people were killed when a truck ploughed into a crowd watching a Bastille Day fireworks display in the southern French resort of Nice, prosecutors said early on July 15. Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel Pretre said the truck drove two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a large crowd that was watching the fireworks.
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![TOPSHOT - Police officers, firefighters and rescue workers are seen at the site of an attack on July 15, 2016, after a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice. A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice on July 14, leaving at least 60 dead and scores injured in an "attack" after a Bastille Day fireworks display, prosecutors said on July 15. /]()
TOPSHOT - Police officers, firefighters and rescue workers are seen at the site of an attack on July 15, 2016, after a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice. A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice on July 14, leaving at least 60 dead and scores injured in an "attack" after a Bastille Day fireworks display, prosecutors said on July 15. /
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![Policemen walk on the site where a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016. An attack in Nice where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a "critical condition", interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France's national day before being shot dead by police.]()
Policemen walk on the site where a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016. An attack in Nice where a man rammed a truck into a crowd of people left 84 dead and another 18 in a "critical condition", interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday. An unidentified gunman barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France's national day before being shot dead by police.
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![Police officers stand near a van, with its windscreen riddled with bullets, that ploughed into a crowd leaving a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 14, 2016. Up to 30 people are feared dead and over 100 others were injured after a van drove into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French resort of Nice on July 14, a local official told French television, describing it as a "major criminal attack".]()
Police officers stand near a van, with its windscreen riddled with bullets, that ploughed into a crowd leaving a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 14, 2016. Up to 30 people are feared dead and over 100 others were injured after a van drove into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French resort of Nice on July 14, a local official told French television, describing it as a "major criminal attack".
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![Police officers carry out checks on vehicles in the centre of French Riviera town of Nice, after a van drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on July 14, 2016. At least 60 people are feared dead after a van drove into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French resort of Nice on July 14, authorities said on July 15.]()
Police officers carry out checks on vehicles in the centre of French Riviera town of Nice, after a van drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on July 14, 2016. At least 60 people are feared dead after a van drove into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French resort of Nice on July 14, authorities said on July 15.
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![A picture taken on July 14, 2016 shows a flash of lightning as fireworks explode over the French riviera city of Nice, southeastern France, as part of France's annual Bastille Day Celebrations.]()
A picture taken on July 14, 2016 shows a flash of lightning as fireworks explode over the French riviera city of Nice, southeastern France, as part of France's annual Bastille Day Celebrations.
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![Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.]()
Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.
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![A man holds a child after a truck plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.]()
A man holds a child after a truck plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.
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![Soldiers, police officers and firefighters walk near dead bodies covered with a blue sheets on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016, after a van drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display. At least 75 people were killed when a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French resort of Nice, a lawmaker said on July 15.]()
Soldiers, police officers and firefighters walk near dead bodies covered with a blue sheets on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 15, 2016, after a van drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display. At least 75 people were killed when a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French resort of Nice, a lawmaker said on July 15.
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![Emergency services vehicles work on the scene after a truck, left, plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.]()
Emergency services vehicles work on the scene after a truck, left, plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.
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![Police investigate the scene after a truck plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.]()
Police investigate the scene after a truck plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.
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![Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.]()
Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at dozens of people as it bore down on the crowd for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed seaside promenade.
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![A forensic officer stands near a van with its windscreen riddled with bullets, that plowed through a crowd of revelers who'd gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. At least 80 people were killed before police killed the driver, authorities said.]()
A forensic officer stands near a van with its windscreen riddled with bullets, that plowed through a crowd of revelers who'd gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. At least 80 people were killed before police killed the driver, authorities said.
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![A policeman stands, watching the truck used for the attack near the scene of an attack after a truck drove onto the sidewalk late Thursday, and plowed through a crowd of revelers who gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.]()
A policeman stands, watching the truck used for the attack near the scene of an attack after a truck drove onto the sidewalk late Thursday, and plowed through a crowd of revelers who gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.
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![The truck which slammed into revelers late Thursday, July 14, is seen near the site of an attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. The truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday.]()
The truck which slammed into revelers late Thursday, July 14, is seen near the site of an attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. The truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday.
France remains on high alert and Spain has been in a heightened state of alert for the past year, said, J. Kevin Cameron, executive director of the Canadian Centre for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response.
“The likelihood of further risk to our students, staff and volunteers is simply too high,” he said. “Both organized terrorists and troubled individuals primed for violence would feel more justified to attempt further violent acts during this critical period.”
The district is working to make the travel arrangements and provide financial support to bring the students and staff home. No date has been set for their return. Burgos said the district will be in contact with students’ parents shortly to discuss travel details.
Meantime, the French Consulate in Vancouver has put out a white board for Vancouverites to write messages of support. It will be taken down on Tuesday and send to Nice city hall as a testimonial of Vancouver’s support.
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