Wootton High School assistant principal Stephanie Labbe sent a message to the school community providing an update on the bomb threat that caused Wootton to be in Shelter-in-Place for approximately 33 minutes on Tuesday, April 23rd until police deemed the threat non-credible. Einstein High School was also evacuated on Tuesday due to a bomb threat that was also found to be non-credible by police. The full message can be seen below:
Clarksburg principal Anita O’Neill sent a message informing the school community that a student was found with an unloaded gun in their possession at school on Tuesday, April 23. The student was arrested by police. The full message can be seen below:
Update: Einstein High School has been cleared. Staff and students are returning back to campus. The threat was determined to be not credible.
The Shelter-in-Place at Thomas S. Wootton HS has been lifted as of 10:48 am. 911 emergency services have completed their assessment and deemed this a non-credible threat. Classes and other activities have resumed as planned inside our building.
Per Montgomery County Police: “Wootton High School is in a shelter-in-place and Albert Einstein High School has been evacuated following bomb threats at each school. Updates will be provided as they become available.”
Update: The Shelter-in-Place at Thomas S. Wootton HS has been lifted as of 10:48 am. 911 emergency services have completed their assessment and deemed this a non-credible threat. Classes and other activities have resumed as planned inside our building.
Wootton High School has communicated that the school is in a Shelter-in-Place due to a bomb threat at the school. The full message communicated to families can be seen below:
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) released the following statement concerning the arrest of a student from Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville:
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Today, legislative analyst Susan J. Farag of the Montgomery County Council’s Advisory Commission on Policing provided the Public Safety Committee with the following overview of the Montgomery County Police Department’s staffing: