12:04pm UPDATE: The reported threat at Walt Whitman High School has been determined to be not valid. The school is no longer in lockdown. Staff and students have returned to the building
MCPD is on scene at Walt Whitman High School. Officers have secured the area and are verifying the validity of a reported threat. We will provide updates as they come in.
11:08am update: “MCPD is still on scene at Walt Whitman High School. MCPS has evacuated staff and students. Officers continue to investigate the validity of the reported threat. More information will be released as it becomes available.”
11:42am update: “MCPD remains on scene at Walt Whitman High School investigating the validity of the threat. Further information will be released when it becomes available.”