A staff member noticed an anonymous tweet that threatened a school shooting. After notifying Principal Alan Goodwin, police officers, school security and central office personnel mobilized. The network of security examined the situation and decided there was no imminent threat, so school could open safely and on time.
Police are now trying to discover who sent the message through social media accounts and are following up on the threat. While Whitman does not usually see these kinds of dangerous situations, some schools do. Recently, there has been a sudden increase in school shootings and threats of them nationwide.
“With the advance of social media, it’s so easy for kids to make threats,” Goodwin said....
http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2015/10/14/whitman-receives-bomb-threat/
Let's hope that it did not affect the PSAT scores.
ReplyDeleteSo you prefer an actual active shooter situation? Exactly where do you draw the line between a threat and death when you decide to take these things seriously?
ReplyDeleteHow many deaths could have been prevented if known threats had been taken seriously?
"http://connectedcommunities.us/showthread.php?t=40664" How quickly we forget. . .
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link. Good reminder.
ReplyDeleteHow many MCPS principals do not call 911 when a student is found to be carrying a weapon in their school building? How many principals simply confiscate the weapon and do not call police? Talking about guns and knives - how many?