MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police in Montgomery County investigated following a bomb threat at Montgomery Blair High School Friday morning. Principal Renay Johnson said on social media that police were on campus along with school security Friday morning. Following an initial investigation, the threat was called not credible.
The threat was first reported around 7 a.m., before students arrived for classes for the day. Students arriving at the school campus on buses were seen moving away from the building. Once the all-clear was given, students were allowed back into the building and regular activities resumed.
Montgomery County Police have been dealing with many false threats over the past several months. Back in August, Bullis High School in Potomac was evacuated over a bomb threat. Shoppers at Montgomery Mall were also evacuated following a similar threat a few days before.
Both August threats were deemed to be not credible, according to Montgomery County Police. And no arrests have been made as a result of the false threats.
Police Chief Jones says all threats are taken seriously which means these false alarms are not only dangerous for his officers but a waste of the department's limited resources.
"Calling in these prank calls, then you possibly may cost someone else maybe their lives because they have a real 911 emergency," he told WUSA9 back in August.