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Witnesses told WBZ students and faculty have been standing outside the building for several hours.
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(WBZ) PEABODY A threat found on a wall has forced officials to evacuate Peabody High School, police said.

Officials would not say what the threat was, they would only say a student found the note.

Witnesses told WBZ students and faculty have been standing outside the building for several hours.

http://wbztv.com/topstories/local_story_309110222.html

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Posted by: DeputyFife

Published: 11/06/2007
Second bomb scare creates fear and aggravation
By Stacie N. Galang
Staff writer



PEABODY - The second bomb threat in a month sent Peabody High students outside for more than two hours yesterday morning while emergency responders searched the school.
The threat was discovered by a student in a boy's restroom yesterday morning shortly before 9 a.m., school officials said in a press release. Students and staff were allowed to return indoors once the search was concluded, the release said.
It was the second scare at the high school of 1,940 students in less than a month. The last threat, Oct. 11, had students waiting nearly two hours before resuming class.
Parent Lolly Summit expressed aggravation over her inability to get information from administrators. Summit, who called both the high school and the central offices, wanted to pick up her daughter.
Her child called from a friend's cell phone with periodic updates. Summit grew more frustrated by her inability to get to her child.
"I'm considering taking my daughter out of this school," she said. "This is ridiculous. I'm worried about my child being safe or not."
She also wanted tighter controls over students who make such threats and better information for parents.
"There should be a severe consequence," Summit said. "They're not safe in school anymore. They don't feel safe." Superintendent C. Milton Burnett said phone operators at the district's switchboard were giving parents basic information about the bomb threat. Unauthorized cars were not allowed on campus, he said.
Police blocked off the entrances to the Lowell Street school, and students were not permitted to leave until the threat was checked.
"At this point, they would have to wait until we cleared the situation prior to dismissal," he said. "Students were a safe distance from the building."
The superintendent said the best way to curb similar incidents is to "create a positive school climate." He said school leaders need to create a welcoming place for students who also realize they're responsible.
If the weather had been worse, Burnett said buses were available to take the students to another location. Students are typically not dismissed except for weather-related problems, he said.
Students had access to restrooms at the ice rink, and nurses were on hand for medical issues, he said.
Burnett said police are investigating the threat. Anyone with more information can call school resource officer Manny Costa at 978-536-4567.

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