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Harford Technical High School Briefly Locked Down Monday
School officials and police determined there was no threat and the lockdown was lifted.
Harford Technical High School was placed on lock down Monday morning after a person followed a student into the building.
School officials soon learned there was no real threat, however.
Lock down protocol was immediately put in place after staff buzzed in the student and the person who followed did not report to the office, according to Teri Kranefeld, manager of communication with the school system.
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The Harford County Sheriff's Officeinvestigated and soon learned the person who walked in with the student was an employee at the school, Kranefeld wrote in an email to Patch. The lock down had been lifted as of 10:30 a.m. and students and staff were carrying on with the typical school day.
"The student and staff should be commended for their vigilance. Although this was a false alarm, the critical incidence plans and procedures in place were effective," Kranefeld wrote.
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