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At approximately 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office received an alert from Oakdale High School about a potential bomb threat that had been made.
The threat came on the second day of classes for students.
According to investigators from the sheriff’s office, the threat was air-dropped onto the phones of Oakdale High School students, prompting officials to put the building in a hold in place status, which means that all students and staff remained in place during the investigation.
Deputies from the sheriff's office swept the school and found “no indication of a credible threat,” they said.
Once the building was declared safe, the hold status was lifted and the school returned to its normal operations immediately following the search.
Following the scare, a Frederick County Sheriff’s Office detective remained at the scene as a precaution, and there was an increased police presence throughout the school day.
The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the threat has been asked to contact investigators at the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office by calling (301) 600-2071.
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