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Threats Called Into Bethesda Schools 5/17/2024

Threats were being called into Bethesda schools one after the other on Friday, May 17.

Walt Whitman HS in Bethesda.

Walt Whitman HS in Bethesda.

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Walt Whitman High School in Montgomery County was evacuated due to a threat Friday, May 17, around 12:20 p.m., police said. The threat was deemed unfounded just before 1:30 p.m.

Twenty minutes later, the Bethesda Elementary School was evacuated due to a threat. The school in lockdown as of 1:50 p.m. At 2 p.m., the threat was deemed unfounded

No others had been called in as of 2:50 p.m.

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