Harold Brathwaite Secondary School, near Sandalwood Parkway and Great Lakes Drive, in Brampton, can be seen above. (Andrew Brennan/CTV News Toronto)

A youth has been arrested after Peel police were called to a Brampton school Thursday for reports of a person with a weapon.

Harold Brathwaite Secondary School, near Sandalwood Parkway and Great Lakes Drive, was placed in a hold-and-secure just after 12 p.m. Thursday. By 12:35 p.m., it had been lifted.

Officers arrested one youth at the scene, the service said, and a weapon was recovered.

Police later said the weapon was a replica firearm.

Residents can expect a police presence at the school as the investigation continues.

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