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Washington College will remain closed through Thanksgiving break, the school’s president announced this afternoon.

The Eastern Shore school has already been closed for three days and evacuated in response to a student, Jacob Marberger, who has been missing since the early morning of November 16. Marberger’s parents called Washington College to say he returned home to the suburbs of Philadelphia and retrieved a firearm, and they have been unable to contact the 19-year-old since.

The search for Marberger continues.

The school said 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.”

Based on ongoing conversations with law enforcement, President Sheila C. Bair said they expect the campus will re-open on Sunday, November 29th and classes will start again on Monday, November 30th.

The 59 students who were unable to return home as of yesterday afternoon have “either returned home or been taken in by members of the campus and Chestertown community,” according to Bair.