Nearby New Hampshire Middle School Receives Threat

HOPKINTON, NH — Another New Hampshire middle school was locked down after a reported threat on Friday.

The Hopkinton Middle School was placed in “stay put” mode due to an unspecified threat at the school. Parents were notified about the threat and stay put order around 10:30 a.m.

“Our awareness is heightened,” Principal Christopher Kelley said about the threat. “We are proceeding with an abundance of caution and working with our Hopkinton Police Department to ensure our school is safe.”

For the Hopkinton district, stay put mode means the school held all its students and staff in classrooms until further notice. Kelley said the students and staff were safe.

Kelley thanked the department for its assistance and said the stay put order would remain in place until it could clear the situation.

The secure campus alert was lifted around 11:30 a.m.

Chief Thomas Hennessey said after police investigated the incident, the threat was made against a student, not the school itself.

"Not knowing whether the individual would go to HMHS to carry out the threat, and keeping everyone's safety in mind, the district initiated a 'stay put' order for all of our schools," he said. "In a different town, police were able to locate the individual responsible for the threats, and he was detained."

Once the police department and school district were confident that the threat was eliminated, schools resumed back to normal activities, he said.

"I want to thank the Hopkinton Middle High School for their quick action in contacting us," Hennessey added. "Good communication between all parties involved made this have the best possible outcome."

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