Lockdown lifted after bomb threat at River Hill High School
HOWARD COUNTY, Md. - Students at River Hill High School went into lockdown Tuesday afternoon after receiving a frightening threat just before dismissal.
Howard County police said the Clarksville-based high school received a phone call reporting a student with a gun and a bomb on school grounds.
While students went into lockdown at 1:45 p.m., officers searched the school.
Police confirmed that there is no evidence of actual danger at this time and detectives are investigating the source of the call.
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According to Brian Basset, Howard County Public Schools director of communication, River Hill High School allowed students to leave in a modified dismissal.
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