Anne Arundel police are expected to continue searching for a teenager seen with a gun near a Glen Burnie school, Cpl. Mark Shawkey said.
“We plan on having a normal opening and closing of the school [today],” said Tony Ruffin, county schools spokesman.
Marley Middle School students spent the day indoors after someone saw a gun-toting teenager Wednesday near the school.
Police were unable to find the teen, whom one witness saw carrying something that appeared to be handgun, police said. Shawkey said patrols around the school diminished Wednesday after dismissal.
During the search, all doors were closed and monitored, with limited access through the front door. All outdoor and evening activities were canceled.
Officials said the students were never in danger. The teenager was spotted by a motorist just before 8 a.m. at Marley Neck Boulevard and Spencer Road, a half-mile west of the school, brandishing what looked like a handgun and walking toward the school. There were no other reports of the teenager, police said.
“We didn?t have any information to prove to the contrary,” Shawkey said. “Anytime someone comes forward with a report, especially one that close to the school, we?re going to take it seriously.”
Nearby Marley Elementary School and Marley Glen Special School were put on alert during the day.
Parents were notified of the situation via a phone message system, and a notice was posted on the school system?s Web site at www.aacps.org.
Police and school officials said no pervasive problems in the area would explain the incident.
A number of robberies have occurred south of the school on Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard.
