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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When the lockdown starts police are the in charge when they arrive.  One of the big problems with the lock down is that the police may take a long time collecting evidence, and MCPS needs to spend time getting buses over to pick up students or to communicate with parents.  This is the big problem.

Magruder traffic also jammed up the main road since they finally ended the lockdown at 5:30 in the beginning of rush hour. Buses, cars were late.  Parents couldn’t pick up.  Even McKnight showed up late (after her interview for the full time superindent position) and did a silly press conference nearby.

Best thing is to end the lock downs quickly and get the kids onto normal buses.[/quote]

This is absolutely NOT true. MCPS is in charge and there is someone on the MCPS side who has to be designated as the incident response lead. This person is usually the principal.

The police take the lead on the CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION portion, which means looking room by room for the student/weapon or if it's a bomb threat, a potential bomb in the building, but it is absolutely MCPS who is in charge during a lockdown. They consult with the police on when it's safe to lift the lockdown but again, MCPS is in charge of putting the school into a lockdown and lifting the lockdown.[/quote]

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