It appears the new cool thing to do is make threats to schools now. I don't know if this is going on everywhere, but around here there has been over a half dozen schools that had to close or go on lockdown due to a threat in the past week or so. This isn't even remotely a joking matter. These kids that are making these threats need be held extremely accountable and made an example of what not to do. The "just kidding" or was "a mistake" excuse shouldn't cut it. This is serious stuff.
In my county we have arrested or have warrants out for several people over the past week that want to make threats to schools. Morons. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
We had one locally. Charged her with a third degree felony. Youth have always been dumb, they're just making dumb decisions with more permanent consequences. I'm happy to see hard punishments come down on them. The lack of accountability in our children these days is the main source of disciplinary issues schools face each day.
Has been a few in Iowa and Eastern Ne. in the last couple weeks. So far they have all been caught that I heard. Kind of show the kind of up bringing the kids are getting don't it.
We've had a couple in my school area just in the last 3 weeks. All the schools in our district had "training" for the teachers and students recently so not sure if that has anything to do with it or not. At least at my daughter's high school, the school admin and local PD were notified and I think the kid was suspended for a while. Not sure if it will really change anything in the kids behavior or attitude but guess we'll see. I think the random "statements" by some of the students are them looking for attention and not true threats they intend to act on. They know if they say something like that they'll get noticed not only by other kids but also by school admin and their parents. I believe the majority of kids in our society say things to get attention without understanding the true meaning of why they are doing what they are doing.
Going on in central IL I have talked to two of my friends that are county cops. One or two threats a week they said it seems like.
Central Michigan had a shooting this past week, no students were harmed but a student did shoot his parents. Other local schools have had threats all the way down to middle schools locally in Michigan. What is odd is how these situations are handled now compared to ten years ago. I remember having two "bomb" threats at my high school and they didn't even consider closing the school down because it was only a threat and nothing was found...now if you have a bullet in your pocket your screwed. Not saying kids should be walking around with bullets but things can happen in rural schools.
