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School Evacuation

Rockville, MD

Schools

Julius West Middle School Evacuated (DEVELOPING)

Julius West Middle School Evacuated (DEVELOPING)

Julius West 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…

10/28/2024

Gaithersburg, MD

Police & Fire

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.

by Cecilia Levine

05/17/2024

Ashburn, VA

Schools

Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak

Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak

Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak Students and staff at a Virginia high school were temporarily out in the cold on Tuesday morning after a precautionary evacuation. Loudoun County High School was evacuated shortly after 9 a.m. on Jan. 30 due to the reported presence of the odor of gas throughout parts of the building, according to police. A School Resource Officer assigned to the building from the Leesburg Police Department coordinated with school staff to safely get everyone out while Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews investigated and gave the all-clear before noon on Tuesday. Classes resumed normally and there isn't e…

01/30/2024

Alexandria, VA

Schools

Charles Barrett Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (DEVELOPING)

Charles Barrett Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (DEVELOPING)

Charles Barrett Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (Developing) A Virginia elementary school was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon after a threat was made against the building. An alert was issued by the Alexandria Police Department at round 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, after a threat targeting Charles Barrett Elementary School on Martha Custis Drive was reported. Officers were called to the building and there is expected to be a heavy police presence at and around the school throughout the day. All students and staff were being evacuated as a precaution. The nature of the threat has not been disclosed by the police. ALERT: There is a h…

01/24/2024

Gaithersburg, MD

Schools

Montgomery County High School Evacuated For Reported Bomb Threat (UPDATED)

Montgomery County High School Evacuated For Reported Bomb Threat (UPDATED)

Montgomery County High School Evacuated For Reported Bomb Threat (Updated) The end of the week was a rough one for some students and staff at a Montgomery County high school that had to be cleared out on Friday afternoon. Shortly before dismissal on Friday, Jan. 12, the Montgomery County Department of Police issued an alert advising that Thomas S. Wootton High School was being evacuated due to a bomb threat targeting the building. As of 2:50 p.m. on Friday afternoon, police were still at the scene investigating the validity of the threat. School dismissal was delayed, and students will be allowed back on campus to meet their school buses "as soon as possible," of…

01/12/2024

Fairfax, VA

Schools

Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom

Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom

Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom A small fire forced the evacuation of a Virginia high school shortly after students came to class on Wednesday morning, officials say. Crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were called to South Lakes High School in the 11400 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston at around 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 3 to investigate a reported fire. The building was evacuated as a precaution, and officials say that investigators were quickly able to locate the fire inside a bathroom in the building. Firefighters were able to survey the situation and extinguished the fire without incident. There wer…

01/03/2024

Gaithersburg, MD

Schools

Montgomery County Schools Sheltering In Place Hours After HS Evacuation For Bomb Threat: Police

Montgomery County Schools Sheltering In Place Hours After HS Evacuation For Bomb Threat: Police

Montgomery County Schools Sheltering In Place Hours After HS Evacuation For Bomb Threat: Police Several Montgomery County schools were forced to shelter in place on Monday afternoon, just hours after Wootton High School was evacuated for a reported bomb threat. Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were busy on Monday, Nov. 27, first investigating the threat, then with a shooting in the 20400 block of Lost Knife Circle that forced the Montgomery Village Middle School, Stedwick, Watkins Mills, and Whetstone elementary schools to shelter in place around noon. UPDATE: Wootton High School is still under evacuation as officers search the school. pic.twitter.com/3b99BcC…

11/27/2023

Towson, MD

Schools

Students Return To Class After Bomb Threat At Maryland High School: Police

Students Return To Class After Bomb Threat At Maryland High School: Police

Students Return To Class After Bomb Threat At Maryland High School: Police Students have returned to class after a bomb threat forced an evacuation of Owings Mills High School on Monday morning. Members of the Baltimore Police Department were called to the school at around 8:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, when a threat was reported inside the building, officials say. Students and staff were evacuated as a precaution to allow police to investigate, and the "all clear" was issued shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday. #UPDATE: Officers searched the high school and did not find any suspicious devices. Students are beginning to return to class. The Baltimore County Poli…

11/20/2023

Frederick, MD

Schools

ALL CLEAR: Students Return To Class After Maryland Middle School Evacuation For Bomb Threat

ALL CLEAR: Students Return To Class After Maryland Middle School Evacuation For Bomb Threat

ALL Clear: Students Return To Class After Maryland Middle School Evacuation For Bomb Threat Students were temporarily evacuated from a Frederick County middle school after officials received a reported bomb threat on Wednesday. There was a large police presence at Crestwood Middle School early on Wednesday morning, as members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the building to investigate the threat. As a precaution, students and staff were evacuated from the school while deputies swept the building during the investigation. According to the sheriff's office, the threat was unfounded, and students were returned to class at around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday mornin…

11/15/2023

Gaithersburg, MD

Schools

Two Bomb Threats Cause Evacuations At Separate Maryland Schools Hours Apart: Officials

Two Bomb Threats Cause Evacuations At Separate Maryland Schools Hours Apart: Officials

Two Bomb Threats Cause Evacuations At Separate Maryland Schools Hours Apart: Officials On the same day that a child was identified - and avoided charges - as the prankster sending menacing emails targeting buildings in Montgomery County, police were called to a different school that had to evacuate due to a new threat, authorities say. Early on Wednesday afternoon, Springbrook High School was evacuated when a bomb threat targeting the incident sounded alarm bells in administrators' heads and prompted a heavy police presence in the area. UPDATE: Springbrook High School has been cleared. Students, teachers and staff are returning to school. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/Yi…

10/25/2023

Gaithersburg, MD

Police & Fire

Child Knew He Would Not Be Charged For Repeated School Bomb Threats In Maryland, Sheriff Says

Child Knew He Would Not Be Charged For Repeated School Bomb Threats In Maryland, Sheriff Says

Child Knew He Would Not Be Charged For Repeated School Bomb Threats In Maryland, Sheriff Says A child responsible for multiple bomb threats targeting schools in Montgomery County has been identified, according to police. This month, administrators received emailed threats targeting Montgomery Blair High School on five separate occasions, as well as Oak View Elementary School and Silver Spring International School, forcing multiple lockdowns and evacuations of students and staff. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said on Wednesday morning that investigators identified a 12-year-old as the person responsible for all seven bomb threats, which he admitted to detectives. "This…

10/25/2023

Danbury, CT

Police & Fire

Danbury Teacher's Aide Accused Of Making 4 School Bomb Threats

Danbury Teacher's Aide Accused Of Making 4 School Bomb Threats

Danbury Teacher's Aide Accused Of Making 4 School Bomb Threats Following a 10-month investigation, a Fairfield County teacher's aide was charged with threatening and breach of peace after allegedly making four bomb threats at the school where she worked. Litchfield County resident Amber Davidson, age 36, of New Milford, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 12, said Erin Henry, spokesperson for the Danbury Police Department. According to police, Davidson, an employee at Pembroke Elementary School in Danbury, allegedly began making the threats on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, by placing a note in a school bathroom indicating there was a bomb in the building. …

by Kathy Reakes

10/17/2023

Monsey, NY

Police & Fire

Bomb Threat At Hudson Valley High School Causes Evacuation, Police Say

Bomb Threat At Hudson Valley High School Causes Evacuation, Police Say

Bomb Threat At Hudson Valley High School Causes Evacuation, Police Say A Hudson Valley high school was evacuated after receiving a security threat involving explosives, police said. The incident took place in Rockland County at Suffern Senior High School in Suffern around 7 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 21. According to Capt. Daniel Hyman of the Ramapo Police, the Suffern Central School District immediately initiated its evacuation process, and police officers and special response units responded to the school. The response efforts were led by the RPD K9 Unit Supervisor in collaboration with the Ramapo police officer who is assigned as the Suffern High Sch…

by Kathy Reakes

09/21/2023

Cherry Hill, NJ

Police & Fire

Student Charged In Bomb Threat At South Jersey Middle School: Police

Student Charged In Bomb Threat At South Jersey Middle School: Police

Student Charged In Bomb Threat At South Jersey Middle School: Police A bomb threat was scrawled on a note in a middle school bathroom in Camden County, authorities said. A student has been charged with making the false bomb threat, Gloucester Township police said. Ann A. Mullen Middle School in Gloucester Township was evacuated at about 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 after a school resource officer was told there was a note in a bathroom about a bomb in the building, police said. A search of the school on Sicklerville Road found no evidence of an explosive device and students resumed classes, police said. A student suffered a minor medical emergency during th…

09/13/2023

York, PA

Schools

BOMB THREAT: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day

BOMB THREAT: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day

Bomb Threat: Central PA HS Evacuated During Second Day A high school in Central Pennsylvania was briefly evacuated due to a "perceived threat" on the second day of school. At 9:30 a.m. Dover Area High School Administrators and Northern York County Regional Police Department School Resource Officers learned that a student "had been talking to others about bombs planted in the cafeteria," according to a police release on Thursday afternoon. Around 10:15 a.m. a letter was sent to parents and guardians of Dover Area High School students informing them the students had been evacuated on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. A mom captured the evacuation in a …

by Jillian Pikora

08/24/2023

Gaithersburg, MD

Schools

Bomb Threat Phoned Into Private School Linked To MD Mall Swatting Incident, Police Say

Bomb Threat Phoned Into Private School Linked To MD Mall Swatting Incident, Police Say

Bomb Threat Phoned Into Private School Linked To MD Mall Swatting Incident, Police Say Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to a private school in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon to investigate a reported bomb threat. Officials say that shortly after noon on Tuesday, Aug. 22, officers were called to the Bullis School in Potomac where there was a reported bomb threat that led to the building being evacuated. Officers were still at the scene at around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, and investigators say that the reported call may be linked to a swatting call that was phoned in to the Montgomery Mall over the weekend. UPDATE: Officers are still on scene at th…

08/22/2023

Worcester, MA

Schools

Fitchburg High Students Return To Class After Threat Investigation (UPDATE)

Fitchburg High Students Return To Class After Threat Investigation (UPDATE)

Fitchburg High Students Return To Class After Threat Investigation (Update) UPDATE: Fitchburg high officials say the police and fire firefighters cleared students to return to class after investigating threats made at the school. pic.twitter.com/4AX4RPdTrC — Fitchburg Schools (@FitchburgPS) May 17, 2023 --------------- Officials began evacuating Fitchburg High School on Wednesday afternoon, May 17, after they received threats to the school, authorities said in a social media post. Related: Fitchburg High Put On Lockdown Over Fake Gun In April They did not describe the nature of the threat or when it came in. Calls for information were not immediately retur…

05/17/2023

Reading, PA

Schools

Reading Middle School Evacuated After Student Brings Firearm: Police

Reading Middle School Evacuated After Student Brings Firearm: Police

Reading Middle School Evacuated After Student Brings Firearm: Police Northwest Middle School in Reading dismissed students early on Thursday, May 11 after one child was found to have a firearm, city police say. It's not clear how the gun came to administrators' attention, but authorities said "there is no active shooter or active threat" on campus at about 11:30 a.m. By about 11:50 a.m., the decision was made to evacuate the middle school, according to police. Fifth and sixth graders were taken to Riverside Elementary, 1400 Centre Ave., while seventh and eighth graders were brought to St. Margaret's at 235 Spring St., the department said. Parents…

05/11/2023

Hartford, CT

Police & Fire

Teen Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To CT High School

Teen Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To CT High School

Teen Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To CT High School A Connecticut teen has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to an area high school that caused an evacuation of the school. Hartford County resident Tamir J. Skyers, age 18, of Hartford, was arrested on Tuesday, May 2 for the Tuesday, April 18 incident at South Windsor High School. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the South Windsor Police, Skyers charge of threatening comes following an investigation that identified him as the alleged caller. After an investigation that largely focused on the use of technological resources, the phone number used to call in the bomb threat wa…

by Kathy Reakes

05/03/2023

Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

Schools

Bathroom Fire Evacuates Morris County Elementary School

Bathroom Fire Evacuates Morris County Elementary School

Bathroom Fire Evacuates Morris County Elementary School A Morris County elementary school was evacuated as crews responded to a bathroom fire on Monday, May 1, authorities said. The Morris Township Fire Department responded to the blaze at the Woodland Avenue School on Johnston Drive, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Meghan Knab told Daily Voice. Initial reports came in for a heavy smoke condition at the school around 11:30 a.m. The MCPO Arson and Environmental Crimes Unit also responded. The school was evacuated, and the fire has been contained, Knab confirmed. The fire is under investigation by the Morris Township Fire Departme…

by Valerie Musson

05/01/2023

Lynn, MA

Police & Fire

Cause Released For 'Strange Smell' That Hospitalized West Newbury School Student

Cause Released For 'Strange Smell' That Hospitalized West Newbury School Student

Cause Released For 'Strange Smell' That Hospitalized West Newbury School Student One student was hospitalized and multiple students nauseated because of a strange odor reported at a Pentucket middle school in West Newbury. Seventh-grade students in a third-floor science lab reported a strange odor around 10:00 a.m. at Pentucket Middle School on Monday, May 1, according to the public relations team for fire and school districts. Thirty-nine students were evaluated at the scene, six of whom complained of symptoms including nausea. One student felt unwell and was transported to a local hospital. The report triggered evacuations for both the Pentucket middle and high sc…

by Morgan Gonzales

05/01/2023

Allentown, PA

Police & Fire

Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized

Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized

Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized Six students and two adults were taken to an area hospital after police responded to an ongoing incident at the Lehigh Christian Academy Thursday morning. Salisbury Township police and EMS crews were dispatched to the private school, 1151 South Cedar Crest Blvd., when a person became sick around 9:30 a.m. on April 27, said the department in a release. When a second person fell ill, Western Salisbury firefighters were called to the scene to conduct air quality checks, police said. They found "no obvious levels that were cause for concern," but still eva…

04/27/2023

Worcester, MA

Police & Fire

Students, Staff Taken To Hospital, Milford Middle School Evacuated Following Mace Incident

Students, Staff Taken To Hospital, Milford Middle School Evacuated Following Mace Incident

Students, Staff Taken To Hospital, Milford Middle School Evacuated Following Mace Incident Seven students and staff members of Stacy Middle School in Milford were taken to a hospital Wednesday after someone sprayed mace in the lobby of the building, officials said. Police evacuated the school as a precaution. Officers in hazmat suits were on the scene to help reunite students and parents through an organized dismissal, per the police department's Facebook page. **UPDATE TO PREVIOUS POST** School provided transportation students are beginning to be bussed... Posted by Police Department of Milford, Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Milford Schools Superintendent K…

04/26/2023

Vernon-Rockville, CT

Schools

CT High School Evacuated After Police Respond To Suspicious Incident

CT High School Evacuated After Police Respond To Suspicious Incident

CT High School Evacuated After Police Respond To Suspicious Incident A telephone call from an unidentified source who communicated a possible threat caused state police troopers to evacuate a high school in Connecticut. The incident took place in Tolland County at E.O. Smith High School in Mansfield around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 29. According to state police, a preliminary investigation indicates that a staff member at the school had received a telephone call from an unidentified source, who communicated a possible threat to the school. Out of an abundance of caution, the school was evacuated while troopers investigated. After conducting a …

by Kathy Reakes

03/30/2023

Hartford, CT

Police & Fire

Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say

Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say

Bomb Threats Leads To Evacuations Of 2 CT Schools, Police Say A bomb threat at two Connecticut schools caused evacuations and searches with bomb-sniffing K9 dogs and police officers from throughout the area. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10:45 a.m., Friday, Feb. 17 in Windsor Locks. The first bomb threat was called into the North Street School, said Lt. Paul Cherniack, of the Windsor Locks Police Department. When officers arrived, the school was in lockdown, but a decision was made to evacuate the students and dismiss them for the day erring on the side of caution, Cherniack said. The second bomb threat was calle…

by Kathy Reakes

02/17/2023

Lower Paxton, PA

Schools

Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities

Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities

Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Students and staff were rushed to another nearby school after a bomb threat was called into Capital Academy on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, around 7 a.m., authorities say. Everyone at the school in the 1400 block of Cameron Street was rushed to the nearby Downey School after a bomb was reportedly set to go off by 9 a.m., City of Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel said in a release around 11:30 a.m. School officials called 911 about the threat at around 7:28 a.m., according to the release. "Police got to the scene around 7:30 a.m., and a K9 team swept the property …

by Jillian Pikora

02/14/2023

Lower Merion-Narberth, PA

Schools

Threat Clears Montco Middle School: Report

Threat Clears Montco Middle School: Report

Threat Clears Montco Middle School: Report Penndale Middle School in Lansdale is dismissing students early on Monday, Jan. 30 after administrators learned of a violent threat, WFMZ reports. In a statement to parents, North Penn School District said students will be bussed home early, and that those who normally walk will need to be picked up, according to the report. There's no mention of any threat or early dismissal on the school district's social media pages or website. North Penn officials did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment. All after school activities at Penndale have been cancel…

01/30/2023

Armonk, NY

Police & Fire

Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of Wampus Elementary School In Armonk

Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of Wampus Elementary School In Armonk

Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of Wampus Elementary School In Armonk A school in Northern Westchester was evacuated after a staff member reported an odor of gas for the second time in two months. Earlier Report - Firefighters Respond To Odor Of Gas At Elementary School In Armonk: Police On Wednesday, Jan. 11, around 10:30 a.m., a teacher at Wampus Elementary School in Armonk reported an odor of gas in the building, which was then reported to North Castle Police. After this, all students and staff at the school were evacuated while fire officials investigated the odor. No gas leak was detected, prompting the school to return to a normal day…

01/12/2023

Marlton-Evesham, NJ

News

Firefighters Battle Blaze At Elementary School In Burlington County

Firefighters Battle Blaze At Elementary School In Burlington County

Firefighters Battle Blaze At Elementary School In Burlington County Firefighters and police responded to a fire at a school in Mount Laurel, authorities said. The fire was reported at about 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22 at Parkway Elementary School on Ramblewood Parkway, according to Mount Laurel police. The school was evacuated and police reported there were no injuries. The fire was quickly brought under control, police said. The cause of the fire, contained to a music and art room, remains under investigation.

12/22/2022

New City, NY

News

New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat

New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat

New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat This story has been updated. A Hudson Valley elementary school was evacuated due to a bomb threat. The incident took place in Rockland County on Thursday, Dec. 15 at New City Elementary School in New City. According to Det. Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, school staff told police that a caller stated there a bomb in the school. The phone call abruptly ended and the Clarkstown Police Department was notified. As the initial responding officers arrived on the scene students were already being evacuated from the building and placed onto school buses in order to be safely mov…

by Kathy Reakes

12/15/2022

West Chester, PA

Police & Fire

Delaware Teen Made Bomb Threat Against Chesco School, Say Police

Delaware Teen Made Bomb Threat Against Chesco School, Say Police

Delaware Teen Made Bomb Threat Against Chesco School, Say Police A teenager in Delaware is charged with making terroristic threats against a school in Chester County, according to authorities. Kennett High School in Kennett Square Township was evacuated early on Thursday, Nov. 3 after administrators learned of a bomb threat, as Daily Voice has reported. Students were bused home while township and county police swept the building with K9 units. No bombs were ever located in the building. Now, Kennett Square police said they are charging an unnamed 17-year-old from Wilmington, Delaware with issuing the threat. Investigators said t…

12/06/2022