End of the World, Post-Sandy Hook Threats Affect Fenton Area Schools
School shooting prank occurs at Grand Blanc East High School Wednesday. All Genesee County Schools closed Thursday and Friday.
Potential post-Sandy Hook threats and the hype surrounding Dec. 21 being the end of world have been spreading through Genesee County and the surrounding areas. The threats led the Genesee Intermediate School District to cancel classes in all Genesee County Schools Thursday and Friday as threats of all kinds have been popping up in school districts across the state. Local schools, including Lake Fenton and Fenton have stepped up security and have had an increased police presence in the days following the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Conn. There have been no reported incident or threats at those schools, but there have been several in the region and all Genesee County and Lapeer County Schools have been closed for Thursday and Friday. A …
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Bev Fitzgerald
10:18 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
I really hope the 'end of the world' hoax wasn't a serious consideration in closing the schools. The sensationalism of things like this are going to make us all appear to be a bunch of idiots. more ›