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Carroll
County School lockdown lifted Police
Have 2 People In Custody For School Threat According to a press release from the Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department: DOZENS OF KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WAIT OUT SCHOOLS LOCK DOWN AT SYKESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT Over 80 Carroll County kindergarten students had their fire prevention tour of the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department extended as a result of the county wide school lockdown Thursday October 11. The 82 students from Eldersburg Elementary School's four kindergarten classes were on their scheduled tour of the fire department Thursday morning, when department officials received a call at approximately 10:00 am advising them of the lockdown. Sykesville fire officials quickly confirmed the incident with the Maryland State Police and county school officials, and offered to keep the children safe at the fire department. Firefighters and fire department auxiliary members sprang into action, opening the social hall's kitchen to serve up an impromptu lunch of hot dogs, chips, juice and cookies to the hungry children. Fire Prevention Lieutenant Christine Flanagan says the auxiliary's freezer was "raided" by the firefighters to help provide the lunch. The fire department was notified by county school officials shortly after 12:00 that the it was safe for the children to return to school. Flanagan says the goal was to keep the children occupied and not let them think there was anything out of the ordinary. "The kids never knew a thing," Flanagan said. "They just thought it was so cool to eat hot dogs for lunch at the firehouse." Flanagan credits the cooperative efforts of firefighters, teachers and parent chaperones to ensure that the "extended" field trip to the fire department was a success. Overview of CCPS Levels of Security From Earlier today CCPS has elevated its level of security to Code Orange as a precautionary measure only. No specific incidents have been reported. 10-11-07 11:15am At 1pm the Maryland State Police advised CCPS to return to Code Yellow.10-11-07 13:16
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