It is a shame that Harford County Public Schools didn't feel it was necessary to notify the parents of this threat like John Carroll did...it's a good thing I subscribe to the Patch on Facebook...otherwise I wouldn't know anything!

I agree. It is outrageous that this information had to be obtained from Facebook and did not come directly from the school system. As the parent of 2 high school students in Harford County I think it should be left up to me to make the final decision on the safety of my children. Can you imagine the backlash from parents if something bad were to happen that they had prior notice of?!? Ridiculous when recordings are sent out for many other reasons...and THIS is what they choose to withhold!!!

Leilani....even worse..my son goes to C. Milton Wright and when they had the bomb threat last week they lied to the kids and told them the evacuation was a drill and didn't notify the parents until 20 minutes before they were sent back into the school. My husband happened to ride by the school and saw the police surrounding the school. Not a great feeling for a parent. I had to call Harford County Public Schools communications center to find it what was going on.

My oldest son attends CMW & I didn't receive a phone call!! Thanks HCPS for keeping parents in the loop!!

What a shame...it is unbelievable in these days and times that they feel it is their right to decide the fate of our kids. I am literally afraid for those parents who will not see this post and will send their children to school tomorrow with no knowledge of this. Not saying there couldn't be an emergency on any given day but a threat should be taken seriously and never overlooked or ignored.

My daughter goes to CMW . I got a call around 630 tonight .

It was not directed at any other schools. I feel that you all are blowing this out of proportion.
HCPS knows what they are doing to make it safe for our kids to go to school.

Yes, we got a call tonight also. And last week received two calls - one to let us know the kids were evacuated while the school was investigated and another once the threat was cleared. They called all three of my phones (work, home and cell). If you aren't getting the calls, I'd recommend your check your account. I think HCPS is doing a great job communicating.

Agreed

I know its a shame when i see this on facebook and not even a phone call from the school board to let the parents know what is going on.. I know im not sending my daughter tomorrow.

I am glad the parents of CMW students were notified for the most part. That is a start, and my children do not go there however they do attend Aberdeen and if they were considered "involved" enough to increase police presence, parents should be "involved" in the issue as well. This wasn't meant to be a debate or based against schools but I do disagree with the way it is being handled and have the right to my opinion. Point blank period...absence on the record for my children excused or not. To each his own and I will be praying that it was only a student hoax.

My daughter goes to Aberdeen High as well and I haven't heard anything from anyone. We only found out about 20 minutes ago because she got on FB and seen that everyone was talking about it!!! That's when I called 3 different News stations to ask if they were aware of any of it and only 2 of them knew anything. I know it wasn't mentioned on the 6:00 PM news but that may be because it was something like 5:00 PM when it was told to the public via. FB and all. It's a shame and Harford County Schools should be ashamed of themselves for not keeping us parents up to date with things like this!!! Look at that boy who brought the gun to school and shot the other boy...he posted it on FB before school so it was last minute I understand, but come on this is the night before and we have plenty of time to be notified.........SO WHERE'S MY NOTIFICATION HCPS????? All I know is serious or not, my daughter will not be in school tomorrow. It's a shame I have to worry everyday that she's in school as it is, I'm sure not going to send her when there is any kind of threat made!

I know I am up to date on all my contact information with the school and the Board, they have both my numbers and my husbands...so what's the excuse for me not being notified. I haven't spoke to any parent of an Aberdeen High student that was notified as of yet. Who actually handles that anyway is it the board or the school themselves? Because I have a few choice words about it.

I received 2 calls last week and another on this evening at 6:35pm. HCPS is doing a great job keeping parents informed. Keep up the good work. C. Milton Wright has a good handle on this situation.

I have a Aberdeen high student and 2 phone # registered with HCPS and have not heard a thing!!! This upsets me and Im really undecided if i should send my child to school tomorrow or ever again!!

Unlawful? Probabilities? Knew since the 18th? We have an opportunity to make an educated decision? Really? IF this is an unlikely chance of anything that may occur, why is it unlawful? I too did not receive a call or an e-mail. At this point in time there should be no cars on the lot, no one playing tennis, no trash and roving patrols. The Patch has a time stamp of 5:13 pm, and now I am supposed to be comfortable with plans set in place??? Am I missing something?

I have a son at Patterson Mill and I got the robo call he owes money on his school lunch account, but nothing about a possible bomb threat! Ughhhh!!!! I am registered with the school and HCPS. They let the ball drop on this. Pretty bad, I have to find out on Facebook about it!

My son goes to CMW and we have 3 of our phone numbers and 2 emails registered with HCPS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS!! My son heard about it at school and read about it on twitter! His friends parents read about it on The Bel Air Patch. (Thank you Bel Air Patch!) I did a search and there is an article in The Baltimore Sun! Shame on you HCPS for doing a horrible job informing parents of a potential life and death situation! Needless to say, I will not be sending my son to school tomorrow!

Each parent has a responsiblity to make sure that their phone number is on file to get the calls. Like last week, CMW notified the parents as appropriate and tonight as well. The other schools should've sent notification and if they didn't, they will have to explain that reason. I wish they would do email notification as well.....very easy for them to publish it via edline...... but I will say, you would be surprised how many families DO NOT have current information on file and do not check their edline. CMW handled appropriately -- although many of us would prefer the email and/or phone txting to alert us -- the technology is there. Any parent at CMW not getting the calls.....you need to check your phone info that is on file. Also.....keeping students home.....that was only an option for John Carroll not CMW or other schools. I do appreciate the patch publishing the info. Based on everyone's responses there are MANY MANY inconsistencies in the information that the school system has and it needs to be addressed. In this day and age....and the technology that is available.....should be no problem with communicating.....but again you would be surprised how many families don't even check their info is correct.

well today at edgewood middle school a smoke bomb or something to its kind went off and the fire alarm sounded and the school was evacuated and yet no phone call no note to explain the cause or situation all together besides my 7th grader coming home to tell me so it dont surprise me that hcps hasnt contacted us about the high school bomb threats and i have 2 high school students which now im not sure about sending any of my kids to hcps tomorrow cause what else r they not telling us

Im very upset as well i have 2 children that attend Aberdeen High and have registered numbers with them and get every other phone call but none were made to me about this !!!!! It is ashame we cant send our children to school and know they are safe !!!!

I am a student at C.Milton Wright and did not receive a message and i most certainly know i am in the phone records at school because my mom received a call last week but that is not my mane concern about how the info got to me it's if they were that worried about us they wouldn't be sending us to school lets face it so many shootings have happened and who was there to stop those and save the other kids lives. no one and who is to say extra cops will save ours

There will never be an 100 percent saftey agreement for anyone thats life i understand the school system is doing alot to keep us safe but i believe its best ifthey take us out till they get the situation under watch and in thier hands

Mhick...you left this message "Yes, we got a call tonight also. And last week received two calls - one to let us know the kids were evacuated while the school was investigated and another once the threat was cleared. They called all three of my phones (work, home and cell). If you aren't getting the calls, I'd recommend your check your account. I think HCPS is doing a great job communicating". Let me ask you this...did the message also share this portion???....( "The same day that we had a bomb threat at the school, we had a writing that said something would happen on 10/24, which is tomorrow," Capt. Keith Warner, spokesman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office, said Tuesday). I don't recall being shared the info that another threat was made the same day....how about you???

Rest assured that the school system and law enforcement agencies are diligently working hard to protect all staff and students from threats of any kind. The situation is taken very seriously and please be confident that it is under control. Also, the best canines are on duty. Pray people, instead of pitching fits. Pray for the officers ensuring the safety of our communities. Pray that the person or persons responsible for such criminal threats are held accountable for their actions and prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law will allow.

Will, I am talking down because my phone # is in their system & I received the phone call last week about the bomb threat. So I took care of "my responsibility". I had to find out thru Patch. Before you criticize, know the facts!

I'm a student at Aberdeen High school, are these people really going to do something? I've been afraid to go to school ever since i found out last night...

I didnt get one either, the calls that WAS sent out probably only went to the homes of children in the school the threat was found in.. eliminating the mentioned areas.
So the question is... Do you send your child to school, if your school was one of the mentioned?

got a call from cmw have a senior there keeping her home today period my decision i am the parent.

The suggestion I emailed to our principle (CMW) is that they need to educate parents on how they can ensure the numbers they want called are 'in the system' as we don't know where it is coming from. Also suggested that they utilize email and/or phone texting. At the same time....parents have to understand that there are some cases where they can't make the call right away or post right away.....but again...what is the process they use to determine when to make the call, etc. This is a good thing as it is showing where the inconsistencies in the processes are and what they need to fix. Before everyone starts jumping and blaming....the question does need to be presented to the HCPS board about what is the policy to determine when the call is made, why not also utilize technology and where is the school getting the phone numbers from?

Hmmm...so let's see...students and parents are allowed to make a decision on whether or not it's safe to go to school but the teachers are expected to show up for duty regardless??? And PLEASE, if you are going to post on a public forum, get your grammar and spelling correct! It's incredible how people want to have their opinions taken seriously when they can't even take the time to spell-check them!

Does anyone know since CMW is on lockdown, will I be able to pick up my child?

Amazing how the public school system does not care about the giving the notices out they rather keep everything as a hush, hush thing, I had to hear about it about 5 min ago from my daughter texting in school that they are under a bomb threat. are you freaking kidding me!!!!!! Typical of PMMHS!!!!!!!!!!

My girls go to C. Milton Wright and we got 2 calls during school 1 after school and 1 last night .... It might be that your voicemail set up is not letting the automated recording leave a message.... The school system can only do so much... As parents it out responsibility to be involved with our kids and what is going on at school

As a parent of a high school student in Harford County, yes, it can be concerning. BUT, if you fully read and comprehend what the article is saying there is NO CREDIBLE threat at ANY of the schools. The school system is doing exactly what they should do - NOT get everyone in a panic for something that they police department does not find credible. Yes, we live in scary times right now, but I for one will not let fools who are pulling a prank and loving all of this attention to scare me. We don't need to point fingers and place blame on the school system. They have been in contact with the police department and if the threat were actually credible ALL parents would be notified. We all love our children and want to do whatever we can do to protect them, but I also can't let fear run my life. I have to trust that the school system is on top of the matter along with the police department.

Maybe we parents should take irt on ourselves to some extent to keep each other informed and to not over react. No system is perfect and I have had hit and miss calls (mostly hit) with the robo call system. I didn't get a call from EHS about this nor did I expect to after reading the article.

The robo calls will NOT go through if the computer gets an answering machine and/or voice mail. The call is disrupted. And again, if there was NO CREDIBLE threat, they shouldn't send students and parents into a panic attack. We are all concerned about our children's welfare. However, did anyone think that if this were a real situation to be taken seriously that schools would have been open at all or that TEACHERS and STAFF who are PEOPLE and have FAMILIES of their own would STILL BE IN THE BUILDINGS?? Think about it.

kitknats, ANY threat of a bombing is credible until is it disproved and since this targeted schools, I say err on the side of caution.

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