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Police did not find weapons at the private college preparatory school in Readfield after searching the campus.

Police did not find weapons at the private college preparatory school in Readfield after searching the campus.

Police did not find weapons at the private college preparatory school in Readfield after searching the campus.

The decision to add a school resource officer in Regional School Unit 38 follows the mass shooting last May at a public elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and active-shooter hoaxes in November that impacted 10 schools across Maine, including two in central Maine.

The decision to add a school resource officer in Regional School Unit 38 follows the mass shooting last May at a public elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and active-shooter hoaxes in November that impacted 10 schools across Maine, including two in central Maine.

Readfield-based Regional School Unit 38 officials are considering whether to hire a school resource officer following the Nov. 15 "active shooter" hoax calls.

Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette says he realized the system was not working, so he alerted parents through email within an hour after a threatening text message prompted cancellation of a Halloween event Sunday night and classes Monday.

Regional School Unit 38 Superintendent Jay Charette says he realized the system was not working, so he alerted parents through email within an hour after a threatening text message prompted cancellation of a Halloween event Sunday night and classes Monday.

Classes were canceled for Monday after a threatening text message prompted officials to close the high school and middle school campus on Halloween.

Classes were canceled for Monday after a threatening text message prompted officials to close the high school and middle school campus on Halloween.