Washington College has announced that the school will continue to keep the campus closed on Wednesday.
A note on the school's website says "we have not had any direct threats against campus or any members of our community, but in the interest in caution we feel closing campus until the situation changes is the best course of action."
School officials said state and federal law enforcement officials are still searching for sophomore Jacob Marberger. The Pennsylvania man was believed to have returned home over the weekend and retrieved a gun before going missing.
Official notice from Washington College website:
November 17th 3:00 p.m. Update
Classes for Wednesday, November 18 are cancelled. Faculty and staff should await notice from the administration regarding returning to campus.
A small number of students remain on campus at this time and arrangements will be made by the end of today for them to seek shelter in the Washington College community. To the many local residents, parents and alumni who have offered to take in students, you have Washington College’s thanks.
Again, we have not had any direct threats against campus or any members of our community, but in the interest in caution we feel closing campus until the situation changes is the best course of action. Anyone who has contact with Jacob should contact law enforcement immediately by reaching out to Public Safety at 410-778-7810.
We will continue to provide updates as they become available.
1:45 p.m. Update
As of 1:00PM we have 59 students on campus who have not been able to leave for home. We continue to work toward finding housing options for these students. All other students have been able to leave campus.
We want to thank the community for the outreach of support and offers of housing for students who are unable to return home. You have Washington College’s thanks.
We will continue to provide updates as they become available.
10:30 a.m. Update
Dear Campus Community:
In the interest of safety and in light of the ongoing law enforcement investigation, Washington College will be closed until further notice. Anyone who is currently off-campus should remain off-campus.
There will be a Washington College staff member shortly in the residence hall to check you out before you leave. All students who can leave campus and return home should do so after they check in with the WC staff member. Students who live off-campus should stay in their off-campus housing or return home. Students who are unable to return home should attempt to travel with a friend if possible, or should stay in their residence hall room until further arrangements can be made.
Faculty and nonessential staff who are on campus should leave campus and return to their homes; anyone who is off campus should stay off campus until further notice. They should continue to monitor their email, the website, and WACAlerts for updates in the coming days as this situation unfolds.
Any afternoon or evening events are cancelled until further notice.
Once again, we have not had any direct threats against campus or any members of our community, but in the interest in caution we feel closing campus until the situation changes is the best course of action. Anyone who has contact with Jacob should contact law enforcement immediately.
We will continue to update the community throughout the day as the situation evolves.
9:45 a.m. Update
Dear Campus Community:
In the interest of caution and due to new information received from law enforcement at 9:15 this morning, we have decided to cancel classes. We did not have this information yesterday evening when the decision to reopen campus was made.
There is a warrant out for Jacob Marberger’s arrest, and a high-intensity search is being conducted by state and federal law enforcement.
All students should return to their residence halls immediately. Students who live off campus should return to their off-campus residences. More details will follow.
Faculty and staff should return to their offices or remain in their offices until further notice.
We would like to reiterate that we have not had any direct threats against campus or any members of our community, but in the interest in caution we feel closing campus until the situation changes is the best course of action. Anyone who has contact with Jacob should contact law enforcement immediately.
We will continue to update the community throughout the day as the situation evolves.
Source WBAL
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