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Was Real at MDI High School Call Linked to Nationwide Hoaxes Triggers Lockdown and Raises Communication Questions
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“I Thought That Today I Might Die.” The Lockdown Was a Hoax, but For Many the Fear Was Real at MDI High School

Call Linked to Nationwide Hoaxes Triggers Lockdown and Raises Communication Questions Carrie Jones Apr 04, 2026 BAR HARBOR—Though Friday’s lockdown of the Mount Desert Island High School turned out to be a hoax, for many of the students and faculty, the staff and the parents, it still had emotional and psychological impacts. The school is not alone. According to Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Chief David … Continue reading “I Thought That Today I Might Die.” The Lockdown Was a Hoax, but For Many the Fear Was Real at MDI High School

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“All Students Safe.” Hoax Threat Prompts Heavy Police Presence at MDI High School
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“All Students Safe.”

Hoax Threat Prompts Heavy Police Presence at MDI High School Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Apr 03, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—Mount Desert Island High School spent the morning in lockdown, the result of an apparent hoax that was called in via phone where the caller said that there was a man with an assault rifle outside the school. “MDIHS was … Continue reading “All Students Safe.”

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Lockdown at MDI High School Lifted

All is okay Carrie Jones Feb 28, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The Mount Desert Island High School was locked down for a short amount of time this afternoon. School had ended, but there were multiple afterschool events occurring. Acadia National Park rangers assisted and shut down the entrance to the high school at the request of Bar Harbor Police Department. At 3:40 p.m., Superintendent Mike Zboray … Continue reading Lockdown at MDI High School Lifted

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Swatting Incidents Happened In Multiple Maine School Yesterday

MDI Superintendent Speaks About Recent Lockdown At High School BAR HARBOR—While high schools around the state went on lockdown yesterday after false threats of school shootings, the MDI Regional School System is still recovering and learning from an event that happened at MDI High School November 1 after a severe and credible threat was received. At the MDI Regional School System’s (AOS 91 Board) Meeting … Continue reading Swatting Incidents Happened In Multiple Maine School Yesterday

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