Threat At Perry Hall HS Not Credible: Police

PERRY HALL, MD - Additional police officers will be posted at Perry Hall High School after rumors threatening violence at the school, according to law enforcement.

The threat was written and "found to be non-credible," Officer Stevenson of the White Marsh precinct told Perry Hall Patch Wednesday night.

"There will be extra police tomorrow" at Perry Hall High School, he said of what people could expect to see on campus Thursday.

A school board member said that the threat was documented on fliers and social media.

"The rumor suggested that a student was going to bring a weapon to school tomorrow. Apparently, several students passed around fliers as a hoax and now face school disciplinary action and possible criminal consequences," Baltimore County Board of Education member Julie Henn, who lives in Perry Hall, posted on Facebook.

"Police are aware of the incident and are going to have extra officers in the area to simply calm any concerns," she added.

A spokesperson for the school system was not immediately available for comment.

News of the threat at Perry Hall came days after a 16-year-old was charged with making threats of mass violence and disturbing school operations in Anne Arundel County. A high school there, in Pasadena, was placed on alert on Monday as a result of that incident.

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Perry Hall High School was the location of a school shooting in 2012 when a student opened fire on the first day of school.

Robert Gladden Jr., shot and injured a special needs student in the Perry Hall High School cafeteria on Aug. 27, 2012. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempted first-degree murder.

Violent behavior that constitutes a threat to persons or property is considered a "Category 3" offense, according to the Baltimore County Public Schools Student Handbook. Such an offense may be punishable by suspension, reassignment or transfer, the handbook states. Other repercussions may also include notifying law enforcement, mandatory substance abuse treatment and suspension from extracurricular activities.

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