Atholton High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat
School officials also canceled after school activities due to the threat.
Atholton High School is the only school left in Howard County without power.
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Atholton High School was evacuated and all after school activities were canceled on Thursday after a bomb threat on the building was received in the afternoon, according to Howard County Police.
A police spokesperson said the bomb threat was sent to a school administrator's email account around the time of dismissal. Dismissal was completed and police searched the school with a bomb sniffing dog, according to police.
School officials sent out a notice around 5 p.m. Thursday that after a search of the school, police determined the building is safe. The school will remain closed Thursday, but will open as usual on Friday, according to the notice.
Justin case
4:27 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Must be a dyslexic kid calling it in. He thought it was the beginning of the day
Nicole G.
4:51 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Lol
Ben-ji
5:31 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I think we citizens need to take these things seriously. I hope it is just a prank!
Jack
12:48 am on Friday, February 22, 2013
There seems to be a real lack of public inclusion which should be the first step in school safetry.
jack
Police Chief William McMahon brought up the issue of school safety Wednesday night at the Citizens' Advisory Council meeting. McMahon updated the group on the status of a joint task force on school safety.
"Lots of the [safety] systems are already in place," said McMahon, who heads the task force's Emergency Response Planning subcommittee. "
"There is consensus building around certain improvements," he said, however "There's not a cookie cutter approach to what we want to do."