Parkland Magnet Middle School and Brookhaven Elementary School in Rockville were in a modified shelter-in-place Monday afternoon but were cleared by police after a threat was reported at the middle school, according to a social media post from Montgomery County police.
At roughly 11:15 a.m., the principal of Parkland Middle reported the school received a call from a blocked number with the caller threatening to “shoot up the school,” according to police radio transmissions.
At 12:36 p.m., police shared on social media that the schools were placed into a “modified shelter-in-place.”
At 1:04 p.m., police officers “cleared both schools” and are continuing to investigate the source of the threat at the middle school while the schools remained in modified shelter-in-place, according to social media posts.
MCPS spokesperson Liliana López said in an email to Bethesda Today Monday afternoon that both schools were in a modified shelter-in-place, where students remained indoors with no outdoor recess until the end of the day.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
