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Threat Reported at Ivymount School; No Explosives Found
Students were kept on buses and staff members were evacuated Thursday morning after the call, say Montgomery County Police.
The Ivymount School at 11614 Seven Locks Road in Rockville was evacuated Thursday morning after a bomb threat was called in, according to Montgomery County Police.
A police search of the school by K9s turned up no explosives, according to Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks.
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The call came into the school about 8:20 a.m. before students arrived. Staff was evacuated to a nearby synagogue and students on buses were sheltered in place, Starks said.
Police are working to determine who made the threat.
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The Ivymount School and Programs is a nonprofit school and outreach center providing quality educational programs and therapeutic services to students with special needs from 4 to 21 years of age, according to the school’s website.
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