(Breaking news) Schools placed on lockdown due to area robbery

Monday, Nov. 30, 2009

According to a school system- wide e-mail, four Calvert County public schools in the northern portion of the county were placed on lockdown today after learning of a robbery in the Chaneyville Road area.

The e-mail from the Calvert County public school system's Web master said that after school personnel consulted with law enforcement, Mt. Harmony Elementary School in Owings, Northern Middle School in Owings, Northern High School in Owings and Sunderland Elementary School were all placed on full lockdown.

A little over an hour after the initial e-mail was sent, the Calvert County public school system's Web master sent out another e-mail stating that based on conversations with law enforcement officials, the four schools were changed to partial lockdown, during which students and parents have controlled access to the school.

The e-mail also stated that classroom instruction is continuing as normal and all other schools north of Prince Frederick continue on high alert.

lbuck@somdnews.com