All clear given at Montgomery Blair High School after bomb threat prompts morning lockdown

Bomb threat prompts lockdown at Montgomery Blair High School; no injuries reported

Authorities are investigating a bomb threat that has prompted a lockdown at a high school in Montgomery County.

SILVER SPRING, Md. - An all clear has been given at a Montgomery County high school after a bomb threat prompted a lockdown that delayed classes Friday morning.

Renay Johnson, principal of Montgomery Blair High School, said the school received a bomb threat sometime during the morning. The school is located on University Boulevard in Silver Spring.

"MC Police are at our school with school security. Students & staff will not be permitted to enter the building until we receive the all-clear directive from the police," Johnson posted on X just before 7:15 a.m. "Students and staff on campus will be directed to outside areas."

Johnson said emergency notification was sent to school families Friday morning.

Images from SKYFOX showed groups of students gathering on the bleachers at the school's athletic fields while police searched the campus.

No injuries were reported. An all clear was given just before 9:30 a.m.

Bomb threat prompts lockdown at Montgomery Blair HS

Authorities are investigating a bomb threat that has prompted a lockdown at a high school in Montgomery County.

Bomb threat prompts lockdown at Montgomery Blair High School; no injuries reported