Paint Branch High School bomb threat cleared after evacuation, police say

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Montgomery County Police have cleared Paint Branch High School of all threats after a bomb threat prompted an evacuation of the school.


Students, teachers, and staff are returning to school. Police continue to investigate this incident. No reported injuries at this time. 

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Can the 12-year-old behind a series of bomb threats at Montgomery County schools be charged?

How do you hold someone accountable for a series of bomb threats when the accused is a 12-year-old boy? That's an issue being discusses among lawmakers and law enforcement in Montgomery County. FOX 5's Josh Rosenthal reports from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring.

This comes just days after a 12-year-old admitted to making at least seven bomb threats targeting schools in Montgomery County and apparently told authorities they knew they would not be charged because of their age.