Today I went to drop oldest off at preschool. His school is attached to the public High School. I see a police car and the kids are evacuating. I know immediately what has happened. Another bomb threat.
This apparently happened last week but in the afternoon so oldest wasn't immediately effected by the evacuation. Today they told us to pull over in the parking lot and they would keep us up to date on what was occurring. At the time, there was no mention of the threat. I still knew. I waited along side with the other parents while my two boys were crying in the car. They both wanted oldest to go to school and I think, personally, they were frightened by their routine being in disarray. I, too, was frightened. It's scary enough to hear about bomb threats happening in schools but now that I have my son attached to these threats, it's darned right nerve wracking. After a few minutes of waiting I decided to come home. I figured it probably was a threat and I wasn't going to wait around in a parking lot to find out. When I got home, I received a recorded message from the town superintendent informing us that it was in fact a bomb threat, they believe it to be a hoax, and will keep us informed. The students were still evacuated. Oldest had calmed down after I assured him none of his friends were going to school either and is now playing happily with youngest.I have wonderful sitter today (otherwise known as the best thing to happen to me since the creation of the 100,000 grand bar) and it's beautiful out so a nice morning will be spent at the park. Me...I'm in need of retail therapy. I have major PMS, a migraine and my nerves are shot thinking my son is starting school and entering the world of bomb threats.
In my day the only fears were good ol' drugs and maybe a Swiss army knife.
Can anyone say homeschool??
This apparently happened last week but in the afternoon so oldest wasn't immediately effected by the evacuation. Today they told us to pull over in the parking lot and they would keep us up to date on what was occurring. At the time, there was no mention of the threat. I still knew. I waited along side with the other parents while my two boys were crying in the car. They both wanted oldest to go to school and I think, personally, they were frightened by their routine being in disarray. I, too, was frightened. It's scary enough to hear about bomb threats happening in schools but now that I have my son attached to these threats, it's darned right nerve wracking. After a few minutes of waiting I decided to come home. I figured it probably was a threat and I wasn't going to wait around in a parking lot to find out. When I got home, I received a recorded message from the town superintendent informing us that it was in fact a bomb threat, they believe it to be a hoax, and will keep us informed. The students were still evacuated. Oldest had calmed down after I assured him none of his friends were going to school either and is now playing happily with youngest.I have wonderful sitter today (otherwise known as the best thing to happen to me since the creation of the 100,000 grand bar) and it's beautiful out so a nice morning will be spent at the park. Me...I'm in need of retail therapy. I have major PMS, a migraine and my nerves are shot thinking my son is starting school and entering the world of bomb threats.
In my day the only fears were good ol' drugs and maybe a Swiss army knife.
Can anyone say homeschool??
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