Maine School Safety News

3/29/24 - Another parent comes forward alleging violence at Mt. Blue High School - RSU 9 Superintendent Christian Elkington said there have now been seven fights at the school this year, and there were nine fights total last year.

12/23/23 - Authorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video shows - PORTLAND, Maine - Police who declined to confront an Army reservist in the weeks before he killed 18 people in Maine's deadliest mass shooting feared that doing so would "throw a stick of dynamite on a pool of gas," according to video released Friday by law enforcement. 

12/14/23 - At least 60 Maine schools caught in nationwide hoax threats, prompting lockdowns - Email threats sent to dozens of schools around the state Thursday prompted some Maine schools to initiate lockdowns and notify parents before police determined them to be hoaxes.

10/28/23 - Police were alerted just last month about a Maine shooter's threats. 'We couldn't locate him.' - Oct 28, 2023 #massshooting #maine #police

10/28/23 - Maine manhunt over following mass shooting - The multi-state manhunt for the suspect in that mass shooting in Maine has ended as police find his body.

10/25/23 - 18 dead, 13 wounded in Lewiston, Maine shootings as police search for suspect Robert Card - LEWISTON, Maine - Eighteen people were killed and 13 wounded in two shootings in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday night, Gov. Janet Mills said Thursday. Residents in more than a dozen communities were told to stay indoors, amid a massive manhunt for the suspected gunman, Robert Card.

9/19/23 - Report of student with weapon at Kents Hill School sends 4 campuses into lockdown - READFIELD — Four Readfield-area schools went into lockdown Tuesday after a report of a student with a weapon on the Kents Hill campus.

9/9/23 - Former student faces new charges in alleged mass murder plot against Maine high school - PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) — A former student at a Maine high school is facing charges after allegedly planning a mass murder plot.

4/5/23 - Massabesic High School student arrested for having weapon on campus - WATERBORO (WGME) -- A high school student in Waterboro has been arrested for allegedly having a weapon on school property.

4/4/23 - Student arrested after a weapon was brought onto Massabesic school grounds - The York County Sheriff says the weapon was seen in photos and videos that showed the campus in the background

3/12/23 - 10-Year-Old Student Arrested for Having Gun at Maine School - Police arrested a 10-year-old student in Maine after the student arrived on school grounds with a firearm on Friday.

3/11/23 - Maine College Goes into Lockdown After Shot Fired on Campus - The campus of a liberal arts college in Maine was on a temporary lockdown early Saturday after a shot was fired in a student housing complex during what one student called a massive annual party.

3/11/23 - Elementary student arrested for bringing firearm to school in Maine - MONROE, Maine -- Police arrested a 10-year-old student in Maine after the student arrived on school grounds with a firearm on Friday.

3/10/23 - Child arrested after bringing a gun to a Maine elementary school - MONROE, Maine —A 10-year-old student at the Monroe Elementary School has been arrested after bringing a firearm onto school grounds.

12/26/22 - For Maine schools impacted by 'swatting,' the fear lasts despite the fake threats - Schools across the country are being bombarded with false reports of shooters and other types of violence. These "swatting" hoaxes can have lasting consequences for local police and communities.

12/21/22 - Damariscotta school evacuated due to bomb threat - DAMARISCOTTA, Maine — Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta was evacuated Wednesday due to a bomb threat.

11/15/22 - Multiple Maine schools report threats Tuesday - BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The York County Emergency Management confirms a reported incident of an active shooter at Sanford High School Tuesday morning was a hoax.

11/2/22 - Suspect identified after threat led to Maine school lockdown - A juvenile suspect has been identified after a threat led to a lockdown at Mount Desert Island High School, according to the Bangor Daily News.

11/1/22 - Suspect apprehended after “serious, credible threat” at MDI H.S. forces lockdown - BAR HARBOR, Maine (WABI) - Bar Harbor police apprehended a person identified as making a serious and credible threat at MDI High School.

10/31/22 - Two Maine schools closed on Halloween due to threat of violence - here is no longer any danger to the public, deputies say.

10/31/22 - Teen summonsed after Maranacook school shooting threat - READFIELD, Maine - The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office says a Readfield teen has been summonsed for terrorizing after a reported threat at the Maranacook Community Middle and High Schools.

10/30/22 - Two Maine schools closed on Halloween due to threat of violence - READFIELD, Maine — Maranacook Community High School and Middle School will be closed Monday due to a threat of violence.

10/4/22 - Threat closes Maine high school - SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Scarborough High School was closed Tuesday due to what police called a "serious threat of safety." School officials called it a precaution, but said all after-school activities were also canceled.