Update: MCPS has lifted the HOLD status and Walt Whitman HS is back to normal operation. Officers are still on scene.
Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) officers were dispatched Tuesday at 12:11pm to Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda for what appears to be a swatting call.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has placed the school in a secure status while officers investigate. Police remain on scene, and additional information will be released as it becomes available.
We will provide an update if additional verified information becomes available.
