FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — An elementary school in Frederick County, Maryland is no longer under a 'lockdown' status following a report of alleged multiple stabbings happening at the school.
Officers from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to Green Valley Elementary School just before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.
"When we got here we found out there was no such stabbing at all, but a teacher and 27 students were missing," said Todd Wivell with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
The school was initially put on lockdown.
Wivell says the 911 call came from The Buzz, which is a little more than half a mile from the school. He says a teacher, who had walked into the cafe with 27 of her students, told a worker to call 911 because there was a stabbing at the school.
A Green Valley Elementary School parent told WUSA9 over the phone, that her daughter was one of the kids in that class. She says her daughter called her husband from a customer's phone at The Buzz, in a complete panic.
She says her daughter was "very upset" and said, "that there was a school shooting". Authorities had been told it was a stabbing. The parent who didn't want her name published told WUSA9 it was the "worst thing that's ever been said to me".
"She said they heard screams and they were told to run," she said.
The parent told WUSA9 her daughter told her, the teacher had her and her classmates run through the woods, and "take off any tracking devices that they had on and any bright colored clothing that they had", as they ran.
She says her daughter took off her own sweatshirt to give to a classmate who was wearing a brightly colored shirt, as they ran through the woods.
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office confirmed to WUSA9 that the kids were told by the teacher, to take off brightly colored clothing.
"I can tell you that the students and the teacher when they got to The Buzz Cafe, they were very upset. There was some crying going on" said Wivell.
After the school was put on lockdown the school status transitioned to a 'hold' and parents were asked to not come to the school to pick up their children. Once officers secured the building, the school went back to normal operations and dismal took place as normal, according to officials.
Wivell told WUSA9 the teacher was taken into custody "but I have to be clear custody does not mean the person was arrested. They could be transported to Frederick Health Hospital, they could be transported back to the law enforcement center for questioning. From there we will work with the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office to determine if charges are pending".
The parent tells WUSA9 she has a lot of questions and doesn't understand how this happened.
"What happened that makes someone think there was a stabbing or shooting going on in the school," the parent said.
Frederick City Police tell WUSA9 a vehicle hit two people who were walking. They say one other person was nearby but was not struck.
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