Bomb Threat at school
 

I just don't know what this world is coming too:confused:

Monday Morning my son John(senior) stayed home from school because the school called saying there was a bomb threat.

The school working with police officials followed protocol and found nothing. It was a hoax.

I just got another automated call from the school. Another bomb threat (I don't know if they found a note or it was by phone) They again said they are following procedures with the police but did not say school is being called off tomorrow.

It probably is a hoax but it still makes me uncomfortable about sending my son to school tomorrow. I don't know if I will send him. I have to think about it.

How would you handle it. I would love some input:wink:

Oh Beth, I know what you mean. Chris and Nik's college had threats and nothing happened. And then, out of nowhere, unrelated to the threats, a shooting did happen. I would like to string up the kids that make these false threats by their necks! When the college had the shooting all eyes were fixated on the earlier threats that had nothing to do with it.

When they were in hs and this type of thing happened, they never closed the school and that made me nervous. Hug your son and do what your gut tells you to do.

Beth,

First, I would determin the nature of the threat. Was it a student hoax or is it still unresolved...

If it was a hoax, I would send hiim to school. If not, and the issue was not resolved, then I would keep him at home until you are satisfied.

-Vic

Whoa. I'm not a mom and have no right to advise you, Beth, but I sure hope they catch the little cuss.

I say follow your instincts Beth~ Hope it was just a hoax.... Parent's have enough to worry about these days w/o having to deal w/threats like that.

Let us know what transpires. Hope your'e getting some rest. :Zzzz:

Beth my heart goes out to you. I myself am dealing with the same issue with Jamie (at a college). I hate getting that phone call - had 4 of them in the last month. Her graduation is Friday night - they have sent a letter stating the building with secured at 2:00, complete dog check and bomb threat team will secure the building. Graduation is at 6:00 all doors with be locked until 4:45 when one door will be opened. Everyone needs to go through that door and all bags will be checked. I am not sure how many students are graduating but I am thinking it will take a LONG time to enter.

Safety is important and I applaud them for doing it this way but as you stated just what is this world coming too?

Thanks Sandy and Vic.

The school feels it is a student or students trying to end the school year early but unfortunately you can't take these kind of threats lightly.

I'll wait till morning to decide whether he should go or not.

oh beth how scary.:hug:

the high school that lil'monkey will go to, had a shooting threat last year.

be very thankful they are not taking it lightly.

for me i would feel ok about sending him. security will be high. who knows...they might be looking suspicuosly at the kids who don't go.

i think all the kids will be there with very open eyes and ears. this is there school. it's pride thing. i would think he would be safer than before.

what does he say? how does he feel about it?

:hug:

Nope.
I would let big John enjoy his day at home.
But that's just me.

And just to share something I was taught in another life...

If someone calls your buisness/home/school with threats like these, try to keep them on the phone as long as you can. (Be respectful, but keep asking questions. Yes, even see if they will give you thier name.) And even if the perp hangs up, keep your end open. They still have a chance to trace the call.

Beth that is incredibly scary. Do what you feel is right and your son is OK with.

It has been quite a year at DDs hs. They are in lockdown at the minimum of 1 time a week. There have been knife fights, fires started, power outages, visitor issues, gang troubles, etc. as well as some perpetrators in the area that the police are trying to catch. We don't live in a bad neighborhood or anything like that where you would expect more of this kind of thing. It is just society and it is truly sad. I do feel for kids these days as they have to put up with far more crap than we ever did.

You are fortunate that the school lets you know about it. We don't receive anything like that but scared kids coming home. Unfortunately, it has now become a joke with the kids and they don't take the lockdowns seriously.

Hello, I can understand why you are torn on this.

Not advice, but I personally, would keep mine home. Several reasons, in no particular order, if all the families know about it then all the kids know about it and if it is a hoax and safe, will not likely be a productive day for the kids because of the distraction.

One day, unless a big test is scheduled, will not be that big of a deal and should be excused considering.

I would rather have my kid home with me safe and maybe get a little bit of extra quality time even, than take the risk. If the school gave families notice, they are raising the level of awareness and taking out their liability for some reason.

I hope it is a stoopid prank, only because that is preferable to an actual bomb, but would much rather none of these situations existed for us to deal with. What is the world coming to indeed...sad times. :(

I can remember when I was a kid. Parents never had to worry because the School was the safest place to be. This is just really sad!!!

Johnny went to school today:( The school left another automated message on my phone this morning.

School was checked out (came up clean) Security would be high today. Students would be escorted to bathrooms if they had to go. Hall passes would be given on a as needed basis with security escorts.

My hubby and I moved up here because it made us feel so safe and secure. We live outside a small town pop under 5000.

I guess it just doesn't matter where you live anymore.

In my heart I think these threats are made by bratty teens who want a early summer vacation. I hope I'm right.

Beth, I am sure that's all it was. You did what you felt was best and that's all you can do. School is almost over and by the end of summer you'll be wondering when school starts back. haha

Hugs!

One day home is like a sick day, work can be made up. Fear and death are forever. You can't scare him and keep him home forever, but tomorroow is Friday, a long weekend wouldn't be horrible. I'd make my kids stay home. We have county HSs here, one a mile away had one kid kill another with a poison over a girl, another HS close had a student attack another with a bat. And I live in a very good county. I've called another mother when her daughter told my DD about a bomb scare rumor she heard at her HS. Her mom kept her home. If you're like me, tomorrow would be very long and stressful for you. Monday will be tough enough. But that's me.

Update. They caught the culprit
 

They caught the culprit. She was a fairly new student(started in March). A sophmore who wasn't making many friends.

After catching her scrawling another threat on the mirror in the girl's bathroom today with lipstick (security was high) she admitted to the other two threats.

She is in a Boatload of Trouble:Bang-Head::Scratch-Head: What was she thinking:confused: Obviously she wasn't.

She was arrested and expelled. 14 years old. (I was still playing with Barbies:o)

Everything is good. I can calm down;)

GOOD!:mad: I hope her parents take this seriously. That kid needs a good case of redbutt in addition to her time in therapy, federal debriefing, and juvie.:mad: What the heck did she think she was trying to pull here!?!?!:mad::mad::mad:

I honestly hope they try her as an adult and make her the poster child for how not to be a delinquent.:mad:

Disclaimer: I am not a parent and I am not required to be compassionate to little criminals.:p

Glad they caught the little demon.......what on earth makes kids (or adults, too!) do things like that???

Sounds almost like she wanted to get caught. :rolleyes:

Well Cindy I am a parent and let's just say Chris or Nik wouldn't have been able to speak if they did such a thing. :p

True story. My little Nik in the 6th grade got together with a couple of boys and wrote up a hate list. This list consisted of all the people who didn't like them or visa versa. When one of the kids would make them mad, these boys would put an X next to the name. When they got four X's it meant they were crossed off and never spoke to again. However, the school took it as it meant death or something. The "head" boy admitted to lying to Nik and several other kids about what it really meant. Anyway, the boys had counselling and yada yada. I was livid and asked the principal why these boys, including mine were not suspended, made an example of so to speak. He told me Nik and the boys were good kids and he didn't think they knew better. :rolleyes:

Well, needless to say that type of thinking did not go well with Jim and I. Nik was unable to do anything for over a month, had all his privileges taken away, was spanked, yes spanked, and didn't hear the end of it for over a year or more. We still bring it up. While I don't think my Nik was capable of doing any harm to any person, the lesson was to never ever do something so utterly stupid again. Just the idea that the whole thing could have been worse made us shutter to think of the what ifs. It was a lesson from mom and dad that he will never ever forget for sure. Nik had tough times socially and was the victim of bullying but there was no excuse for what he did. What if this 'head" kid had actually done something? WHAT IF?

I think all parents regardless of what you think your kid could or couldn't do should be aware that it is usually the ones you think wouldn't, will. Never underestimate the power of anyone. My Nik is a great loving kind person. However, at the age of 6th grade he was easily influenced by another. He was truly sorry and felt so bad for not realizing the seriousness of his actions. But, what if? It was our job as parents to teach him right and wrong. Now look at him, honors student in college doing very well, lots of friends and very loving towards others. ;)

Sorry for derailing Beth. Getting off my all parents should be aware :Soapbox:

I am glad they caught this girl...

I that was my kids, they would be BEGGING for the officials to lock 'em up so they would not have to come home to me...:mad:

I agree with you 100% my kids would rather be locked up than to deal with the wrath of their mom!!!:eek:

I am a parent and I do not show compasion to little criminals:cool:
especially when they mess with my kids!:mf_swordfight:

BETH??? You will not believe this, but I just looked at our paper and our school is on lockdown for a bomb threat that was left in the girl's locker room. The note said that a bomb would go off within 2 wks. They have officials here trying to do a handwriting ID on the note.

They have bomb sniffing dogs, sheriff's dept, all kinds of action at the school and it was the MIDDLE school. This mess is hitting too close to home.

We are consolidated w/3 towns, but it's the school in TH that had the threat!. YIKES! So far, they haven't found anything in the school.

I worry for my Grandkids, growing up in this cruel crazy world, the way it is, today. :eek:

So sorry for your scare, Beth and MaryAnn..:hug::hug:

I'm so glad my boys are out of high school. Things are so much different today than they were when I was in school.

I think the biggest thing that ever happened at the high school I attended was the day we had a streaker run across the back yard of the school!!! We were all hanging out the windows of the home-ec room to watch!! :p

Copycats will try and do the bomb threat thing at their own schools now. Sad thing is that none of them can be ignored. The ramifications need to be severe enough to make these kids think twice before pulling such a stunt. :mad:

I know what your'e saying Kell~ I couldn't believe Char's thread and when I picked up our paper and saw the same thing in my teeny town. It literally floored me. I think it's awful and if they catch the kid, I hope they don't let them hide behind their parents.

Our schools are now on total lockdown, police, state officials, etc. IL is already poor, so now $$$ has to go to protecting our kids against whether someone was being a smart **** or the real thing.

I'm fuming over this. I have a nephew and niece in that school!.:mad:

It's in the middle school for crying out loud!! Just hoping the signature specialist can come up w/something OR someone rats the perp out.

Let me go down and shake em down!!!

Back in 1981 a friend of mine did this...so school would be let out. It worked. He didn't get caught....that was before terrorism. I suspect that is the motive here...

i could be way off base here but i think kids today have anger issues that weren't prevalent in "my" day.

the disintegration of families may be a factor.
that girl should be held accountable. and so should her parent(s).
unless she's a really bad kid i wonder what call for help she's giving.
the fact that she was new and wasn't making friends made me empathize with her a bit.

That is scary! It used to be that parents felt 'safe' when their kids were in school. Now, regardless of level, there is always someone somewhere 'playing with fire'. Even if it is just 'smoke', it has to be checked. I agree that apprehending the culprit is extremely important.

It is important for parents to determine how their own children feel as well as how they feel. ::Sigh::Heart:My heart goes out to you.