Bomb Report At Joppatowne High School Finds No Threat

JOPPATOWNE, MD — High school students were evacuated to the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church Wednesday morning after school leaders were notified of a bomb threat made against Joppatowne High School. All students and staff were immediately ushered from the building.

The bomb threat was made during students' arrival time, so students on buses remained on their buses and were relocated. This affected some bus routes for middle school and elementary students who were notified of the delay, school officials noted on their website.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office and other emergency personnel scoured the building and determined it to be safe for students and staff, school leaders said.

"Harford County Public Schools takes any threats to the safety of our students seriously. Thank you to our law enforcement and first responder partners for their support, and our transportation department for their hard work ensuring our students were taken somewhere safe and kept warm this morning," school officials noted.

Dismissal times on Wednesday were not expected to be impacted by the bomb threat.