Students Now Dismissed After Lockdown and Brief Delay
MEDWAY — Superintendent Armand Pires, Principal John Murray and Police Chief William Kingsbury report that the Medway Police Department is investigating threats received at Medway High School this afternoon.
At this time, all students and staff are safe and have been dismissed, and officials do not currently have reason to believe that the threats are credible.
Just before 1 p.m., Medway High School received two phone calls from an individual indicating threats to student safety at Medway High School.
The building was immediately put into lockdown in accordance with preestablished policies and procedures. Students and staff were contained in their classrooms and no individuals or vehicles were allowed to enter or exit the school grounds.
The Medway Police Department responded to the school and began a search of the building and premises. Due to the ongoing search and investigation, afternoon dismissal was briefly delayed at the high school. Just before 3 p.m., police determined that the school was safe and students were released to be picked up by buses and their parents.
All afternoon and evening activities at the high school have been canceled out of an abundance of caution.
School operations and dismissal at McGovern Elementary, Burke-Memorial Elementary and Medway Middle School continued as normal.
School will be held at Medway High School as scheduled on Thursday. While there is no indication of any ongoing threat to the school community, Medway Police will have an additional presence at the high school Thursday as a precautionary measure.
The incident remains under investigation by the Medway Police Department.
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