Safety, Security Threat Prompts 3 Schools To Cancel Evening Activities

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — All afternoon and evening activities at three Howard County high schools have been cancelled for Wednesday, officials stated.

All activities at Atholton, Guilford Park and Hammond high schools were canceled for the afternoon and evening while a safety and security threat was investigated by officials.

All community-sponsored programs in those three buildings were canceled, too.

Students at the three schools scheduled for after-school activities were sent home using the departure method identified in Family File for typical school days.

WMAR-2 News reached out to Howard County Police who confirmed they were notified by the school system after a rumor involving a possible fight had happened between students. Police say school resource officers were investigating the validity of the rumors involving specific juveniles and "do not believe there is or was an active threat to any of the schools."

"The threat is being investigated, so I am unable to share details. We were made aware of the threat this afternoon, and due to the timing, the decision to cancel afterschool activities at those schools was made out of an abundance of caution while the threat is investigated," a Howard County Schools spokesperson told WMAR-2 News.