Crime & Safety

All Clear After Bomb Threat Reported At Kensington High School

BREAKING NEWS: The lockdown has been lifted at Albert Einstein High School following the report of a bomb threat on school grounds.

(Updated at 3:08 p.m. Thursday): KENSINGTON, MD — Police gave the all clear after a bomb threat was reported outside Albert Einstein High School in Kensington Thursday afternoon.

The grounds have been searched by police and K9 units with explosive-detection skills. No threat was located, police announced at about 3:07 p.m.

The false bomb threat was sent in an email to school staff and stated an explosive device was outside the school, police said.

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The school was on lockdown and dismissal was postponed until the search was complete. Students will be dismissed momentarily, police said.

Albert Einstein High School is located at 11135 Newport Mill Rd.

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