Mcps shooting threat for 2/4

[Anonymous]

This is alarming and the wording about a low level threat and not that it’s a hoax. This is the first I heard of this.


Dear MCPS Families,

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery County Police (MCPD) have been made aware of a number of online threats being made toward schools in Montgomery County. These social media threats are similar in style and content and mention a school shooting intended for Friday, Feb. 4 and include racial and hateful comments.

The Montgomery County Police have investigated and determined the validity of these threats to be low-level. MCPS and MCPD will continue to monitor social media and will actively investigate any specific threat in our community. The community is encouraged not to share these messages online but to report any such threats to local law enforcement. Montgomery County Police have committed to having officers ensure that schools are part of regular patrols on Friday.

If you or your child becomes aware of a student who has a weapon or is planning to hurt themselves or others, please immediately contact the local police and the school administration. Anonymous tips can also be reported to the Maryland SafeSchools Tipline at 833-MD-B-SAFE (available 24/7).

Montgomery County Public Schools

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[Anonymous]

Agree. This feels somewhat different from the last nationwide threats. Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree. This feels somewhat different from the last nationwide threats. Yikes.

Exactly. The previous event used different wording- maybe even hoax. This is “low-level” which makes me nervous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. This feels somewhat different from the last nationwide threats. Yikes.

Exactly. The previous event used different wording- maybe even hoax. This is “low-level” which makes me nervous.

And the 9:17pm email feels like it went out urgently.

[Anonymous]

The “low level” sounds terrible. It is like they are seeing “if it happens, we warned you”.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have more information? What does low level mean?

[Anonymous]

It’s for Wheaton High school. Bomb/shooting threat on Instagram, you can find it on twitter (screenshots)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s for Wheaton High school. Bomb/shooting threat on Instagram, you can find it on twitter (screenshots)

https://twitter.com/mysterynamemys1/status/1489429691899518981?s=21

[Anonymous]

What's with the intentional misspellings in that tweet?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I was alarmed by the "low level" language. I have a kid at Wheaton. Should I keep her home tomorrow?

[Anonymous]

Ensure the school is part of regular patrol tomorrow? How about putting officers in the school all day.

[Anonymous]

This is frightening. As a mom and teacher this is my absolute worst nightmare.
I’m not sure if my family will be going in tomorrow. None of us are at Wheaton, but the first part of the threat seems vague enough that it’s got me very anxious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is frightening. As a mom and teacher this is my absolute worst nightmare.
I’m not sure if my family will be going in tomorrow. None of us are at Wheaton, but the first part of the threat seems vague enough that it’s got me very anxious.

I wouldn't be too worried about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s for Wheaton High school. Bomb/shooting threat on Instagram, you can find it on twitter (screenshots)

https://twitter.com/mysterynamemys1/status/1489429691899518981?s=21

The MCPS message references threats to several schools as well as racist language. There must be more posts out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s for Wheaton High school. Bomb/shooting threat on Instagram, you can find it on twitter (screenshots)

https://twitter.com/mysterynamemys1/status/1489429691899518981?s=21

Thank you for helping to clarify. MCPS should have specified Wheaton as a target as well as MCPS as a whole.