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Students Evacuated From Virginia Middle School After Bomb Threat Report (DEVELOPING) Students Evacuated From Virginia Middle School After Bomb Threat Report (DEVELOPING)
Students Evacuated From Virginia Middle School After Bomb Threat Report (Developing) Some students in Virginia had to be shuffled to a different school after a bomb threat was called into Eagle Ridge Middle School on Monday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m. on March 9, members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called to the building to investigate a reported bomb threat. The school was evacuated, officials said, while students and staff were relocated to another nearby school to allow the agency to investigate. Parents have been asked not to come to the school while the probe is ongoing, officials said. More information is expected to be released by the sheriff's …

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by Zak Failla
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Teens With Hoax Explosive Device Charged After Bomb Scare At Maryland HS: Fire Marshal Teens With Hoax Explosive Device Charged After Bomb Scare At Maryland HS: Fire Marshal
Teens With Hoax Explosive Device Charged After Bomb Scare At Maryland HS: Fire Marshal Two Maryland high schoolers are facing charges after police say they triggered a full-blown bomb scare with a fake device that forced students to evacuate and drew in the state’s bomb squad. Two 17-year-olds from Boonsboro High School in Washington County were hit with juvenile charges following the March 19 incident, the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced on Monday, March 24. According to investigators, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office requested bomb squad assistance around 11:15 a.m. after a suspicious device was discovered inside a student’s backpack. The school was immedia…

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by Zak Failla
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Montgomery County Middle School Evacuated (DEVELOPING) Montgomery County Middle School Evacuated (DEVELOPING)
Montgomery County Middle School Evacuated (Developing) An elementary school in Montgomery County was evacuated on Monday morning and students are heading home early, officials say. Crews were called to Julius West Middle School on Great Falls Road in Rockville shortly before noon on Monday, where there were reports of elevated CO levels. Google Maps street view It is believed the issue was a leak in the boiler room. Students and staff were evacuated while first responders ventilated the building and officials organized the early dismissal. Update - Julius West middle school, Great Falls Rd., building evacuated, early dismissal, @mcfrs on…

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by Zak Failla
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Threats Take Down Bethesda Schools Like Dominos Threats Take Down Bethesda Schools Like Dominos
Threats Take Down Bethesda Schools Like Dominos Threats were being called into Bethesda schools one after the other on Friday, May 17. 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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by Cecilia Levine