now this is messed up!!

[Bob Thomas]

Katie....

I'm sure it had something to do with keeping everyone calm at the time. It may sound out of wack but if they said they found a "device" then one kid would tell mom, who would tell 40 other people and the press would swarm on the school touting "remember Columbine" stuff and getting everyone riled up even more.

It's very unfortunate in this day and age that this is happening every day. We even get it in our small 4,000 resident town....downright shameful!

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Bob Thomas

I'm sure it had something to do with keeping everyone calm at the time. It may sound out of wack but if they said they found a "device" then one kid would tell mom, who would tell 40 other people and the press would swarm on the school touting "remember Columbine" stuff and getting everyone riled up even more.

Its called a "need to know basis"

You didn't need to know. Period.
The ensueing panic that it would have caused would have been worse than the current situation.

[Redsoxticket]

The superintendant of schools probably recognizes a negative public relations if the school was evacuated thus creating a lower supportive voter turn out upon the next superintendant of school election.

Everything worked out well that way it went which is good.

[Raider Ronnie]

There is a story about a kid who died while choking himself to get a high!

Sounds like fun !!! NOT !!!

[Backbeach Jake]

Katie, I gotta tell ya : What I think is messed up is that they piled you kids in the auditorium and didn't get you all out of the building. Suppose the bomb was in the auditorium. They would have helped the bombers. Question authority, at least they'll have to think of an answer.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

Katie, I gotta tell ya : What I think is messed up is that they piled you kids in the auditorium and didn't get you all out of the building. Suppose the bomb was in the auditorium. They would have helped the bombers. Question authority, at least they'll have to think of an answer.

Auditoriums are the first place they run the dogs through.

Part of the reasoning for not running the kids out of the school is to avoid situations with remotely detonated bombs, said bomber sees the kids coming out, sets off the bomb, dead kids.

Going to the auditorium is the easiest method of crowd control in a school situation with the lowest visual impact around the school.

[Katie]

Originally Posted by likwid

Auditoriums are the first place they run the dogs through.

Part of the reasoning for not running the kids out of the school is to avoid situations with remotely detonated bombs, said bomber sees the kids coming out, sets off the bomb, dead kids.

Going to the auditorium is the easiest method of crowd control in a school situation with the lowest visual impact around the school.

my history teacher was telling us why they put us in the auditorium, its because a few years back, some kid called in a bomb threat and the school got evacuated, and nobody knew that the kid was outside the school hiding behind this hill, and took out about 30 people with a sniper riffle..so i'd rather be in the auditorium..