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March 26, 2008

Note alerts authorities to bomb threat at Burrillville High

BURRILLVILLE -- A note left in a bathroom at Burrillville High School today indicated that "there will be a bomb" during tomorrow night's parent/teacher conferences, according to a news release from the School Department.

The news release said the school will be locked down tonight and bags will be searched when students enter the school building tomorrow.

Parents/teacher conferences are expected to take place as scheduled, but no one will be allowed into the building until just before the conferences, at 5 p.m.

Other action taken by the School Department in response to the threat include:

*A state bomb squad was scheduled to sweep the building this afternoon using bomb-sniffing dogs.

*Teachers will check their rooms for "any unusual or out-of-place items" when they leave tomorrow night. All classrooms will be locked when teachers leave for the day.

*Beginning tomorrow, the school will also take "some administrative steps to more closely supervise students' movement in the building."

The School Department said the moves are being carried out in consultation with the town police and state bomb squad personnel.

"Unfortunately, this recent spate of bomb threats has needlessly interrupted the education of the students at Burrillville High School, and caused a great deal of stress for the students, their families and the staff," the statement said.

Officials are continuing to investigate this threat and several other recent ones. The School Department said there are "significant criminal and school penalties" tied to making such threats and that the administration and the police are "committed to prosecuting anyone" involved with it "to the fullest extent possible."

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:40 PM | Permalink

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