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Earlier this week officials in Rhode Island received a letter threatening to behead elementary school students in three communities, Johnson, Warwick and Cranston.
Via Opposing Views:
On Tuesday, Rhode Island officials received an anonymous letter threatening the lives of elementary school students in three communities.
The letter—the contents of which were initially kept confidential—was sent to Johnston police.
On Wednesday, officials said that the letter stated that a “beheading is planned” in three cities: Johnston, Warwick, and Cranston.
The letter stated that the beheadings would reportedly be carried out at some point between Wednesday and Friday of this week.
On Wednesday, parents were notified by telephone and email that there was a threat in their community.
Many parents chose not to send their children to school. In fact, Inquisitr reports that at least one-third of Cranston students were absent from school; 40% of students in Johnston stayed home.
The Providence Journal has more:
While the words are very chilling,” he said. “I certainly would want to emphasize that the safest place right now is in school. I’ve got a police officer in every school and so the other jurisdictions.
“We are providing the security that is necessary. We know that whoever did this decided to create the most chaos he could by picking on the most vulnerable.”
As an extra precaution, elementary school children in all three Rhode Island cities will have indoor recess and gym.
In addition all school doors will be locked during the day, and an I.D. will be mandatory to get into the schools.
Police officers, both undercover and uniformed, will be present at the schools for the rest of the week.
What do you think about this new development?
Via Opposing Views:
On Tuesday, Rhode Island officials received an anonymous letter threatening the lives of elementary school students in three communities.
The letter—the contents of which were initially kept confidential—was sent to Johnston police.
On Wednesday, officials said that the letter stated that a “beheading is planned” in three cities: Johnston, Warwick, and Cranston.
The letter stated that the beheadings would reportedly be carried out at some point between Wednesday and Friday of this week.
On Wednesday, parents were notified by telephone and email that there was a threat in their community.
Many parents chose not to send their children to school. In fact, Inquisitr reports that at least one-third of Cranston students were absent from school; 40% of students in Johnston stayed home.
The Providence Journal has more:
While the words are very chilling,” he said. “I certainly would want to emphasize that the safest place right now is in school. I’ve got a police officer in every school and so the other jurisdictions.
“We are providing the security that is necessary. We know that whoever did this decided to create the most chaos he could by picking on the most vulnerable.”
As an extra precaution, elementary school children in all three Rhode Island cities will have indoor recess and gym.
In addition all school doors will be locked during the day, and an I.D. will be mandatory to get into the schools.
Police officers, both undercover and uniformed, will be present at the schools for the rest of the week.
What do you think about this new development?
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