A “suspicious” package at Brown Middle School prompted authorities to place the
northwest Atlanta campus on lock-down recently. The school, located at 225 James
P. Brawley Dr., was evacuated while police and
Homeland Security analyzed the contents of the bag and swept the campus,
Atlanta Public Schools spokeswoman Kimberly Willis Green told reporters.
What was actually in the bag? Homework. Atlanta
police spokeswoman Kim Jones said that the “package” turned out to be a
student’s book bag.
The number of
bomb threats against schools around the country is surging. Dozens upon dozens
of schools have closed in recent months. Frequent “robocalls” have been made to
schools in New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Virginia, alleging that bombs were
planted in their buildings.
This has
become a nearly foolproof way for a disgruntled student to go home early.
Not that long
ago students brought pocket knives- and even .22 rifles- to school, at least in
rural areas of the country. Now any given toy, bag, shiny object, pin,
tee-shirt or Christian symbol is likely to lead to a “lock-down” and police,
Homeland Security and, possibly, the National Guard being summoned to the
school. (Clock-bombs, however, might be acceptable. Check with your schools’
superintendent!).
Not everything
gets better with time.
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