WASHINGTON — (Editor's note: The video above is from February 9, 2022)
More schools throughout the region were targeted by threats on Thursday, resulting in 19 total threats made over three days across 16 schools.
Since Tuesday, 13 threats were reported in D.C. schools, four were in Prince George's County, one was at a DC KIPP school and one was reported in Arlington County.
D.C. schools dealt with multiple reported bomb threats on Thursday, just one day after eight threats were investigated by Metropolitan Police Department investigators and federal authorities.
Police and federal authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, were called to investigate the threats Wednesday.
Police arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy from D.C. with terroristic threats in connection to "multiple threats" from Wednesday. A second 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday in connection to a bomb threat made at Kipp DC College Preparatory.
A spokesperson from MPD said Thursday's four threats came in between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Units with the department's School Safety Division are responding to determine if the threats are credible.
"DC Public Schools has been made aware of security threats at McKinley Technology and H.D. Woodson High Schools this morning. All students and staff were safely evacuated in accordance with DCPS protocols," DCPS said in a statement Thursday. "DC Public Schools takes these threats very seriously, and we prioritize the safety of everyone in our community. We will continue to work with MPD as they investigate today's threats."
In Prince George's County, threats were made to four high schools on Thursday. Prince George's Public Schools said threats were made to Crossland, Gwynn Park, Laurel and Suitland high schools.
Laurel High School went on lockdown due to a bomb threat just before noon. Prince George's County Police were notified and conducted a search of the building, along with security personnel. Students at the other schools remained in their classrooms while the buildings were searched.
Yorktown High School in Arlington County was locked down Thursday afternoon and students were brought to the Knights of Columbus as police conducted an investigation of the school. Police tweeted that a person made the threat via a telephone call, saying they would "shoot up" the high school.
Arlington County Police issued an "all clear" for the high school after 5 p.m. and tweeted there was no evidence of a crime and no injuries reported. They are continuing the investigate the threats and have made no arrests.
Earlier this week, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, had to be evacuated from a Black History Month event at Dunbar High School for a separate threat.
Meanwhile, several Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country were the targets of bomb threats at the beginning of February.