UPDATE: LaVille students return after bomb scare

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By Tiffany Griffin

Story Created: May 9, 2008 at 11:19 AM EDT

Story Updated: May 9, 2008 at 2:38 PM EDT

LAKEVILLE – Students at LaVille Sr.-Jr. High returned to class Friday afternoon after a morning bomb threat caused school officials to evacuate.

Sgt. Bill Redman, St. Joseph County police spokesman, said threats were found written on the walls of two separate women’s bathrooms.

The threats indicated that there was a bomb hidden in the building, Redman said. Police believe one of the threats was written Thursday but not discovered until Friday morning.

Students were evacuated from the building shortly before 11 a.m., and moved to an area by the school’s football field.

Officers from St. Joseph County, Lakeville and LaPaz searched the school, Redman said.

No explosives were found.

Students returned to classrooms by 1 p.m. Redman said school officials hoped to resume to a normal school day.

Wednesday, May 21 at 9:09 AM Chelsea & Paris wrote ...

I hate you all

Wednesday, May 14 at 11:56 AM stormy wrote ...

i know that this is stupid but somone said that cops where not here there where cops here and the teachers where outside with us

Tuesday, May 13 at 10:07 AM Student Who Isn't Fooled.... wrote ...

Nice comment Mr.Arnett, I mean Anon.

Saturday, May 10 at 7:55 AM Anon wrote ...

I think all parents need to give the administration a pat on the back at LaVille.The principal addressed the whole student body about the situation not once but twice.He has offered a reward to anyone who turns in the student(s) responsible for this and he is going to prosecute the one(s) who did this to the laws fullest extent.Something like this costs the school thousands of dollars and that includes the children not receiving their education.PARENTS get involved with your kids it might help.

Friday, May 9 at 5:53 PM Anonymous wrote ...

the kids at our school seem to just want attention in ALL the wrong ways. thats the reason why this happened. we're NOT a perfect school as everyone thinks we are. just look at jeff pelly. he wen't to laville.

Friday, May 9 at 4:06 PM Concerned Laville Parent wrote ...

Personally I think this is ridiculous, two incidents at Laville this close together. Whoever is doing this must not realize the seriousness to the situation, the unneeded stress put on teachers/parents, and all of this for a laugh or a day off. Personally I would like to go to work and not have to worry that I won't see my son alive again. At some point if this keeps up maybe the threats won't be taken seriously and that will be the day that the real thing could actually happen. GROW UP!!!!!

Friday, May 9 at 2:25 PM Former LV parent wrote ...

1:05pm anonymous...the size of the school has nothing to do with it. Only takes 1 student looking for attention to cause chaos. EVERYONE is missing the obvious! The problems we are having now all directly relate back to when the decision was made that we didn't need God anymore. When we told him to leave, He did! If we want things to get better we must get our priorities right again and return to the values that our founding fathers built this country on. "It's just that simple".

Friday, May 9 at 2:20 PM annonomous wrote ...

people just seem that if they threaten people with there lives. there going to feel superior. but the truth is, that yeah people felt insecure in the school, and it was a big thing, but were so tired of it. i hope whoever does this gets out of here. because we dont want people like this in our community, let alone our schools. they just need to grow up and realize that its not going to change anything. there not going to get treated any better than they were,and they just need stop the madness

Friday, May 9 at 1:05 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Looks like to me they have more problems there than getting a middle school built! I heard that some of the teachers there have been there for over 30 years! Probably a big generation gap between teachers and students.I would expect to see this from a large school but from a school that has less that 800 students. Good luck Union North.

Friday, May 9 at 12:47 PM Anonymous wrote ...

These kids are doing this to get out of school & for attention. If the media would stop "advertising," there would probably be less repeats at the school. Seems like there's at least one threat a day at a school anymore started by Columbine.

Friday, May 9 at 12:37 PM anon wrote ...

Parents, get involved in what your kids are doing these days. Maybe these kids are wanting attention.

Friday, May 9 at 12:30 PM Anon wrote ...

If they can find who did this and prosecute and convict them, they deserve the full punishment the law can give.

Friday, May 9 at 12:06 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Ok, this is getting crazy. What is the matter with these kids. Don't these kids understand what they are doing and the serious nature of this. Come on "Grow Up"!

Friday, May 9 at 11:34 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Probably some idiot trying to get out of school just like Plymouth.

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