The lockdown at Montgomery Blair High School has been lifted following a report that a weapon was seen outside the school.
UPDATE: Lockdown lifted at Montgomery Blair HS. Student are being dismissed now. https://t.co/xgzKUpcO1F pic.twitter.com/utZp3VD4l7
— Michael Hernández (@MHernandezTV_) June 16, 2022
At approximately 2:06 p.m., Principal Renay Johnson informed parents that the school was on lockdown. “Montgomery County Police are here and students and staff are safe in the school building,” Johnson wrote in an email
A student inside the school told MyMCM they were placed in a shelter in place at approximately 2:30 p.m. Students were dismissed by floor level at 2:40 p.m.
Police did not find a weapon on school grounds, police spokesperson Sheira Goff told MyMCM. Officers continue to investigate the validity of the initial report.
Meleny Arias-Ramos, a 10th grader at Montgomery Blair HS, tells me she was “really scared” when the lockdown was announced at approximately 2 p.m. today. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/nWXA7OD8Oc
— Michael Hernández (@MHernandezTV_) June 16, 2022
Police remained at the school for a staggered dismissal and to assure all student exited the school, Goff said. No injuries were reported.
