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Student Assaulted, Car Stolen Outside Maryland High School, Sheriff Says
A group of teens are wanted after assaulting a student outside a Charles County high school and stealing his vehicle, according to the sheriff's office. On Wednesday morning, a student from St. Charles High School was approached in the parking lot by multiple people and struck in the head with what investigators believe was a handgun. The student dropped his keys, and the group picked them up and fled in his car. The teen was treated for an undisclosed injury by responding paramedics. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, the assault does not appear to be random and detec…
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Social Media Threat Targeting Maryland High School Unfounded, Sheriff Says
Some school officials in Calvert County got a scare on Monday, though a threat targeting Huntingtown High School was ultimately unfounded, according to the sheriff's office. There was an increased police presence at the school on Tuesday, following an investigation launched on March 4 after administrators advised law enforcement of a social media post from an unknown sender that included a threatening message regarding the school. According to investigators, the message was, in fact, a reposted screenshot from an event that occurred in Virginia two weeks earlier, wherein an arres…
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Students Face Discipline For Mayhem At Maryland High School: Sheriff
An altercation involving a group of students at Calvert High School is under investigation after an incident inside the building caused chaos for school and police officials. Authorities are probing a confrontation that was reported on school grounds this week, though it was unrelated to the school, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. When the incident escalated, investigators say that other students joined in the fracas, which had to be diffused by staff member, the building's School Resource Officer, and "school safety advocates" who "managed the incident and ensured t…
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3 Students Unharmed After Elementary School Bus Collision In Maryland
Three students were unharmed when a school bus collided with another vehicle as it was headed to a Maryland elementary school Monday morning, Feb. 26, officials said. The collision occurred sometime between 7 and 7:30 a.m. on Fort Meade Road near Liberty Valley Road as the bus was heading to Maryland City Elementary School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools Chief Communications Officer, Bob Mosier, told Daily Voice. None of the three students on board were harmed, Mosier said. The students were reunited with their families following the crash, and the school worked with the bus contr…
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Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (
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The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office has launched a death investigation at an area elementary school after an employee was found dead, according to officials. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School in Mechanicsville for a death investigation. According to the agency, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division and a forensic investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded to the school to investigate. No foul play is suspected. Investigators say that the victim of the in…
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Threat Of Gun Violence At Maryland Middle School Investigated By Sheriff's Office
Deputies from the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office were called to investigate reports of a threat against an area school after a social media post circulated among students who were cautioned not to go to class on Friday, officials say. Spring Ridge Middle School students were warned "not to go to school tomorrow" in a message that indicated a student would be bringing a gun into the building on Feb. 16. According to the sheriff's office, deputies learned that a student had also been asking others how to obtain a gun, which prompted the social media post. Investigators were able to identi…
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Sheriff Responds To Incident Near Maryland High School (
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There was an increased police presence around a St. Mary's County school as the sheriff's office investigated an incident. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to an undisclosed incident in the area of Great Mills High School, though investigators stressed that there is no direct danger to students or threats to the building. There will be police activity in the area "for an extended period." 12:52 p.m., SMCSO is responding to an incident in the area of Great Mills High School. There is NO direct danger to students or threat to th…
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Students Evaluated For Injuries After Overturned School Bus Crash In Maryland (
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Several students reportedly suffered minor injuries when a school bus overturned in Howard County on Thursday afternoon. A bus full of students were evaluated for injuries on Feb. 8 when the bus crashed and landed on its side in the 7300 block of Old Columbia Road in Columbia. Police are on the scene of an overturned school bus in the 7300 block of Old Columbia Road in Columbia. @HCDFRS is evaluating students for injuries; preliminarily none appear to be life-threatening. — Howard County Police Department (@HCPDNews) February 8, 2024 Two boys and two girls between the ages of 11 and 14…
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Elderly Driver Crashes Into La Plata School After Medical Emergency: Firefighters
An elderly driver apparently suffering a medical emergency sent their vehicle into a school in La Plata on Tuesday, Feb. 6. The patient was extricated following the crash at Grace Lutheran Church and School, according to photos shared by firefighters. Great job by those on scene of this unfortunate medical emergency. We wish a speedy recovery to the elderly driver of this incident, so thankful school children and staff were inside. Posted by Charles County Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 The patient was hospitalized by EMS. Want breakin…
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Teen Charged For Making Bomb Threats To Get Friend Out Of School In Maryland, Sheriff Says
An 18-year-old who made bomb threats targeting a Maryland middle school to get his friend out of class for a day has been charged, the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday. Tre'Quan Worthy is facing multiple charges following a January incident that caused chaos for police and school officials following the investigation into the phony claims. In Wicomico County, the Mardela Middle/High School was on high alert on Wednesday, Jan. 10, when a series of threats directed at the building were reported, prompting emergency measures. The threats were ultimately unfounded, an…
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Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Monifa McKnight Agrees To Step Away
Embattled Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Monifa McKnight has reached a mutual agreement with the Board of Education to part ways with the district, effective immediately. An announcement was made on Tuesday, Feb. 2 advising the community that McKnight would no longer be at the head of schools, with COO Brian Hull stepping in as the acting superintendent. "The Board is grateful to Dr. McKnight for her many years of service to MCPS and public education," officials wrote in a statement. "We wish her well in her next chapter (and) the Board will work together with staff to ensure a sm…
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Officials React After OIG Releases Report Regarding Misconduct In Montgomery County Schools
Officials have reacted to the Office of the Inspector General’s report on the misconduct in Montgomery County Schools. The 20-page report was released by the Montgomery County OIG on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and was prompted by assertations regarding “inadequate response to the alleged misconduct” by former principal Dr. Joel Beidleman. The review found “numerous issues with the manner in which MCPS and DCI handle and investigate complaints of employee misconduct,” as well as “many of the same deficiencies” that were “previously identified by other entities and reported to MCPS.” Councilmember Kat…
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