Colorado High School Locked Down
Cafeteria Worker Reports Seeing Two Men Wearing Camouflage Entering School Before Classes Started
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Boulder Police spokeswoman Julie Brooks confirmed that the school was locked down and that authorities were on the scene, but she released no further details. (CBS)
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Authorities said no classes or groups were meeting in Boulder High School at the time. Police sealed off the building, and school officials canceled classes for the day.
The initial search by a dozen officers and a bomb-sniffing dog turned up nothing. There was no immediate word on the results of a second, more thorough search by a SWAT team. That search included utility-access tunnels under the building, Police Chief Mark Beckner said.
Beckner said there was no indication the intruders were armed.
“This could be a spring, end-of-school-year prank. It could be a burglary. It could be kids goofing around, or it could be more serious,” Beckner said. “Given the times that we live in and recent events, we have to take all precautions.”
Beckner said the cook spotted the men around 6 a.m. on the first floor of the three-story building, and that they ran when she yelled at them. She described them as young but was unable to describe their faces, Beckner said.
Chris King, deputy superintendent of the Boulder Valley School District, said all the doors should have been locked then, and the school's alarm system hadn't gone off overnight. The only employees known to have been inside were the cook and two custodians, who customarily disarm the system when they arrive.
King said authorities would review recordings from 15 surveillance cameras around the outside of the school, but there are no cameras inside.
At a nearby snowboard shop, Boulder High freshman Jake Hanifin, 15, and his friends said the incident didn't sound like a prank.
“I think it's hard to believe it's a joke if a kid comes in with a ski mask,” he said. “To push a joke to that limit would be pretty intense.”
No threats had been made against the 1,900-student school in recent days, the police chief said. Earlier this spring, graffiti had been found inside the building saying people would die on April 19, the day before the anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings near Denver. Classes were held that day with extra security, he said.
The University of Colorado alerted students, faculty and staff on parts of the campus near the high school, but no classes or other activities were interrupted, the university said.
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Well duh!!!!
And people wonder why I homeschool my child.
Here is a little test that will help you decide.
The answer can be found by posing the following
question:
You're walking down a deserted street with your
wife and two small children.
Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist with a huge knife
comes around the corner, locks eyes with you,
screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife,
and charges at you.
You are carrying a Glock cal 40, and you are an expert shot.
You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.
What do you do?
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!
Does the man look poor! Or oppressed?
Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife think?
What about the kids?
What does the law say about this situation?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway,
and what kind of message does
this send to society and to my children?
Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be
content just to wound me?
Should I call 9-1-1?
Why is this street so deserted?
We need to raise taxes, have paint and weed day
and make this a happier, healthier street that would
discourage such behavior.
BANG!
BANG!
But going forward, let's add some innovative security measures in our nation's schools. Consider sturdy doors with sturdy locks that make an emergency lock-down something that will actually prevent murderers from barging through doors; because a lock-down in force while idiotic loser killers are in the building doesn't do much good.
This may have been an uneventful morning, but it sure as hell is a wake up call for better prevention. Now, let's be proactive and put this fad to rest.
Of course when i was in School we either fought it out or our dad's would've had our hides.
My Junior year in High School,i walked down the hall carrying a .22 rifle to refinish & blue in shop,not one person thought anything of it then.
All folks are afraid of everything these day's they don't talk to each other cause they're afraid of what others will think.
If i did anything in the neighborhood that was wrong,my Mother knew about it before i got home.
we all need to look out for one another,& for God's sake spend time with these kid's,that's whats most important to them.
Of course when i was in School we either fought it out or our dad's would've had our hides.
My Junior year in High School,i walked down the hall carrying a .22 rifle to refinish & blue in shop,not one person thought anything of it then.
All folks are afraid of everything these day's they don't talk to each other cause they're afraid of what others will think.
If i did anything in the neighborhood that was wrong,my Mother knew about it before i got home.
we all need to look out for one another,& for God's sake spend time with these kid's,that's whats most important to them.
Folk's just don't talk any more,when they stopped making front porches people started drifting apart.When i was a kid if i did something wrong my Mother knew about it before i got Home.When i was a juniorin H.S. i walked down the hall with a .22 rifle to refinish & blue in shop,back then no one ever gave it a second thought.I think we should take a look at how Younger Kid's spell love...Time.thats all they want from us.
Thank's
And your point is? You are the fore most authority on everything?
Could have been a couple of students who had exams today and were not prepared and needed a way to get out of them.
I am with you. I am the same way and I get along great with my kids and we share alot of time together. They do not look at me as an old foogie, but a cool parent that will get on them WHEN need be and it is not very often anymore other than little things around the home and some lite chores.
Criminals prefer unarmed victims!
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BUT.....children can't choose their parents, and shouldn't be punished just because they got bad ones. Nor do we want to just accept the cost to society of bad kids becoming criminals growing up. So, even though it's the parents responsibility, it's in all of our best interests to have society, government, schools and such help the kids that need the help.
Posted by rushman71 at 02:50 PM : May 10, 2007
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Could we, just for once, not turn every *** story posted here into yet another tired fight between democrats and republicans? It's gotten old a long time ago.
It's puerile, childish and divisive. If we are so worried about terrorists, we need to stop fighting each other or we'll win for them.
In short - shut up and go to your rooms! :-P
The parents also have their duties. They are the children's first teacher as well as Mum/Dad.That is a 24/7 job.
If our nation's children are taught right from wrong,manners,social graces,play time,getting along with others and the like. It starts at home.
I never felt it abused when I was taught right from wrong.I sat on the naughty step at home or at school sat my desk at recess when my class mates had recess. I learnt.
Today it is no different. Mum has the duty to know what her child is taking to school.Look in his/her pack,clothes,any where Mum knows as she was a child once.
Have him/her dress properly for school.I was a girl years ago. I was never allowed to wear clothes I worn around the house. A blouse and skirt or girls slacks. Boys shirt and pants.
School was safe in my day. It should be today. It is not child abuse to have children mind.
I don't worry about them shooting up their schools
I worry about the kids they go to school WITH.
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by clovernorth
May 11, 2007 9:42 AM PDT
- Ya know, alot of sociatal downfall as it pertains to school shootings, beatings, threats, and of the like can partially be attributed to the way parents today rear their kids. My pops used to kick my A**, wanna see the foot print? Granted it was probably the wrong avenue to go down, it still had the same affect. I respected my elders, knew right from wrong, and didn't get involved with hyped stupidity brought on partially by hip hop culture, and a saturation of main stream (bad news) media outlets in which they are exposed to often. A child is a parents responsibility. Problem is, most parents don't realize they are just parents in title only. How much of this sort of thing are we going to put up with until we say enough? GEEZ I'm glad I live in Alaska.
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