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From the letter emailed to parents:

At approximately 2:50 PM, the administration was informed about a note written on a tile in the boys’ locker room. The contents of the note included a generic bomb threat that did not specify a date or time. The note was reported by two boys to the gym teacher.
As specified by our crisis training, the following procedures were followed:
• The situation was reported to the local police.
• It was decided that students would be sent home at 2:58 PM, which is the usual dismissal time.
• After-school activities for Monday evening were cancelled.
• A complete threat assessment was conducted in conjunction with the XX Police.
• This letter was prepared for distribution to parents via email.
• Information was placed on the IMS homepage of the website.
• Bomb-sniffing dogs were called in to sweep the IMS building.
• Plans were put into place for increased security precautions at IMS on Tuesday, September 10.


Yesterday when my daughter told me I was not concerned at all. I chalked it up to kids doing stupid things. This morning, I'm more sure how I feel. I'm a little more concerned, but still have the idea that this won't happen to me. I hate to think that this a sign of the times?