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SENECA — School got an early, shaky start Friday as law enforcement and Oconee County School District personnel investigated a bomb threat.
A message was found written on a bathroom wall at Seneca Middle School Thursday evening when janitors were cleaning.
“We had a perceived threat to our school that was student generated,” said Brian Odom, assistant principal at Seneca Middle School, on West South Fourth Street next to the Shaver Recreation Complex.
“It was specific to Friday’s date,” Odom said. “We along with the Seneca Police Department, S.L.E.D., and district personnel did an entire sweep before any staff or students came to school.”
Upon arrival students were escorted to their homerooms. The school was then placed on Code Yellow Alert and a room-by-room search was conducted. District and School personnel searched students’ bags.
“We brought in two K-9 bomb units, one from S.L.E.D. and the other from Greenville County,” said Captain Dean Awalt with the Seneca Police Department. “We brought them in at 6 a.m. with the Tactical Team from the Seneca Police Department. We searched the entire school, inside and out. We also had officers at each location where students come in to the building to make sure that they were safe coming into school.”
The incident was resolved by 9 a.m., when the student’s father brought him into the principal’s office.
“After everything was cleared, we had a father bring his son in and admit to writing the note on the bathroom wall as to the bomb threat,” Capt, Awalt said.
The unnamed juvenile was taken into custody by the Seneca Police Department on charges of issuing a bomb threat and disruption of school.
“I can not comment on the disciplinary situation with the student,” Odom said. “That is just school district policy because he is a minor. But I know he will face some sort of punishment for the incident.”
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I commend the father for his decision. Vandalism and threats should be taken seriously. Calling Mary is your own choice. Being blown up is not.
in response to UseCommonSense
Your lax attitude is part of the problem our teens are facing today. If more parents held our teens responsible for their actions they would understand they could not make idle threats without facing consequences. Our kids have become desensitized to the perils of life by societal views such as yours. Perhaps this teen will learn from this mistake and not continue making progressively worse mistakes since his dad held him accountable. Good job, dad! It is a hard thing to do; I know. But, it is the RIGHT thing to do.
You used more than "common sense", you used your heart.
in response to UseCommonSense
With each post you sound more and more like a teenager. The father did the right thing, in this day and time, you take all threats serious. Children need to take responsibility for their actions!! This man is teatching his son a lesson he will never forget!
in response to UseCommonSense
"Don't rat on your own son?" UseCommonSense, I had to read this 3 or 4 times to make sure I was seeing what you had written. That is what is wrong with youth today, we as parents and grandparents, try to protect our children, which is a good thing, but protect them from harm. The father did the right thing in this situation. I would have done the same thing. My grandson got into a situation at school where the law was called, when I was called up there, he had told most of the truth, I took him aside, and told him, "you have been caught, now you might as well tell them the whole story." which he did. he still has to go to court, and he knows what might happen. He is scared and rightly so, he did wrong and deserves to be punished, and whatever the judge gives him, I will support the system 100%. The only way we can raise out children to do right, or better, is, to let them know from the "get go," that they have to be responsible for thier actions. I don't think you should call "Mary" but maybe a pastor or counsler that can give you some direction. To the child who did this, I hope you learned a lesson from this and not let it get you down, but lift your head up and try to do better.
UseCommonSense....you need to change your screen name because you apparently have no clue what "common sense" means!!! You are part of the problem and you dont even realize it. That scares me to no end.
Sincerely,
A hard working citizen of reality
UseCommonSense you must not be a parent. I would tell on my children that is what is so wrong in this day and time is parents who dont care.
in response to UseCommonSense
I pretty much agree with you about turning your own child in to the law. I think you would do the same thing I would do to my son. I would have torn his you no what up so bad he would not have been able to sit for a week. This is what may parents would have done to me when I was in middle school. But to turn him in and put this on his record that may stop him from getting accepted into College some day. Come on folks, some of these zero tolerance stuff has gone too far.
If he was doing this kinda thing in middle school he probally will not need college or make it that far
This is why we have thugs and gang members (and you are the same people that degrade other kids)! You let your children get away with breaking the law at an early age and then they have no respect for the law when they become adults. So many children have gone the way of crimes because they have NO guidance at home.
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