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Re: Bomb threats

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From: croberts (croberts_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Thu Mar 07 2002 - 17:23:52 PST

I wish we could do something like this. Last year we went through a series
of these bomb threat calls...found out it was a teacher at one of the middle
schools. I think he's in jail now.
Carolyn

> We stopped bowing to threats several years ago after a series of them
> emptied our school several times. When a call is made after hours, the
> students are met at one door and their bags and persons searched (the
> building and lockers have already been searched). There are no passes
> of any sort the whole day; tough break if you gotta "go." No one is
> allowed to leave the campus.

> These tactics have GREATLY reduced the threats we used to get; we get at
> most one a year once they see we won't let them interrupt school.
> Maggiep 

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