People With Fake Weapons Part Of School Security System Testing Thursday At 3 Buildings

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — People carrying fake weapons may be seen outside and inside three Harford County schools again on Thursday as a new security system is tested, school officials noted.

The school district is installing additional safety measures, which includes a new security system called OmniAlert. The system will be tested July 31 at the following buildings:

• Fallston High School
• Fallston Middle School
• Youth's Benefit Elementary School

"Students, staff and community members may see people with fake weapons outside and inside the building on Thursday as those are tools utilized to test the system. We wanted to alert you to this to avoid any undue concern. Thank you for your patience and understanding," the school posted on its website.

A first round of testing was done Wednesday at North Harford High School, North Harford Middle School and Red Pump Elementary School.