Shooting Threat At Cape St. Claire Elementary School Reported

ANNAPOLIS, MD — An elementary school student is alleged to have threatened to shoot a fellow student on Tuesday, according to reports. Bob Mosier, the spokesperson for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, made the announcement.

The student told a teacher Wednesday of the alleged threat, Mosier said.

A letter sent to parents said police were immediately involved in the potential threat, according to The Capital Gazette.

"The teacher immediately alerted our administration. We contacted police and began our own investigation," said Cape St. Claire Elementary School Principal Janet Lancaster in a letter to parents.

Officials searched the alleged suspect's locker and personal belongings and found no weapons.

There is "no reason to believe that any weapon was ever in our school building," Lancaster said, according to the Capital.

Eye on Annapolis shared the letter sent to parents.

“We take every report of this nature very, very seriously,” Lancaster said, and parents are asked to discuss the importance of talking about potential threats with their kids.

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