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May 12, 2008

Threat spurs backpack searches at Cranston school

CRANSTON -- An unspecified written threat found in a Western Hills Middle School bathroom at the end of school Friday led to a backpack search of all students and staff entering the school today, according to the principal.

Principal Norma Cole would not elaborate on specifics of the threat, but said it had no time element and was in graffiti form typically found scrawled in school bathrooms.

Parents on an e-mail list were notified. There have been no problems or incidents today, Cole said. Students were admitted through two entrances, where the checks were done.

"Whenever there is anything that is suggestive about a threat we do backpack checks for everybody coming in," Cole said.

Students noticed the graffiti at the end of the school day and reported it, she said.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 11:49 AM | Permalink

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