Bomb hoax prompts closed campus for boys |
| October 12, 2013 |
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In the wake of a bomb hoax discovered in a
restroom in a boy's locker room at Bonners Ferry
High School Thursday, school district
administrators will close the campus for all
male students beginning Monday. This means that all male high school students will not be able to leave campus from the start of the school day until the final bell unless formally signed out by a parent or guardian. High school parents who signed up to receive automated alerts by phone or email received the notices shortly after 5 p.m. today. The email notice read, "Good evening. In order to ensure the quality of education and the safety of our students, Bonners Ferry High School will be a closed campus for all male students. Students must either bring their own lunch or purchase one from the school. Thank you." Superintendent Dick Conley notified school district chair Melanie Staples of a proposal to close the campus to male students and other steps on Friday morning, and Staples forwarded that proposal to the rest of the board for comment, but no official board action was called for. |