5Cambridge, MD – A report that a student may have brought a weapon onto campus prompted a precautionary response at Cambridge South Dorchester High School earlier today.

The school resource officer received the initial information and assessed it as low credibility.

Additional deputies arrived to assist with a thorough check of student-accessible areas.

Key Points

A report of a possible weapon on campus prompted a precautionary response

A thorough search found no weapon and no active threat

The matter remains under investigation and will be handled per school policy

Deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, along with an officer from the Cambridge Police Department, conducted the search out of an abundance of caution.

The search did not locate any weapon on school prop

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