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Dogs called in to sniff for explosives at East
April 21, 2010
By ERIKA WURST ewurst@stmedianetwork.com
Explosives-sniffing K-9s were brought into East Aurora High School Monday evening after school officials received reports of a bomb threat in a third-floor men's restroom.
Aurora police reported that a school resource officer found the threatening message about 11:15 a.m. Monday scrawled in blue ink. Because the bathrooms are not monitored, there is no reported time-frame of when the threat was made.
The message said that the school would be bombed on Tuesday, and said, "PREPARE TO DIE" in capital letters.
According to the report, the officer contacted East High Principal Sheila Conrad, who ordered an additional officer to patrol the school on Tuesday.
East Aurora High School parents, students and staff were notified of the bomb threat through the district's emergency phone notification system, said district spokesman Clayton Muhammad.
"First and foremost, we notified Aurora police and extra security was brought in (Tuesday)," Muhammad said.
Muhammad said the district takes threats seriously.
"I'm sure that our actions prove that we're working diligently by requesting additional presence," he said.
Tuesday was the anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
Staff writer Stephanie Lulay contributed to this report.
Dogs called in to sniff for explosives at East
April 21, 2010
By ERIKA WURST ewurst@stmedianetwork.com
Explosives-sniffing K-9s were brought into East Aurora High School Monday evening after school officials received reports of a bomb threat in a third-floor men's restroom.
Aurora police reported that a school resource officer found the threatening message about 11:15 a.m. Monday scrawled in blue ink. Because the bathrooms are not monitored, there is no reported time-frame of when the threat was made.
The message said that the school would be bombed on Tuesday, and said, "PREPARE TO DIE" in capital letters.
According to the report, the officer contacted East High Principal Sheila Conrad, who ordered an additional officer to patrol the school on Tuesday.
East Aurora High School parents, students and staff were notified of the bomb threat through the district's emergency phone notification system, said district spokesman Clayton Muhammad.
"First and foremost, we notified Aurora police and extra security was brought in (Tuesday)," Muhammad said.
Muhammad said the district takes threats seriously.
"I'm sure that our actions prove that we're working diligently by requesting additional presence," he said.
Tuesday was the anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
Staff writer Stephanie Lulay contributed to this report.