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Meade Middle School Lockdown Over, BB Gun Found: Officials
The middle school on Fort Meade was locked down after a BB gun was found in the building. Authorities searched every locker to be safe
Updated at 11:45 a.m.
Fort Meade, MD — Meade Middle School has lifted a modified lockdown after a student found a BB gun in the building, according to Anne Arundel County Public Schools officials.
The lockdown ended about 11:30 a.m. Students are returning to regular classrooms and lunch, district officials said.
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School dismisses at 12:45 p.m.
Police have recovered loaded BB gun from a Meade Middle School bathroom; no other weapons were found.
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Fort Meade Police used search dogs to search every locker in the school to ensure no other weapons were in the building.
Anne Arundel County Police spokesman Lt. Ryan Frashure told Patch that there were no safety issues at the school. When a student found the BB gun, the youth notified a school administrator. The provost marshal has jurisdiction and decided to use a canine to search all the school lockers as a precaution.
Fort Meade officials have released no information so far.
The school is located at 1103 26th St. at Fort Meade.
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