For the second time in a week, students at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills got out of the building – at least it was cold and rainy – while officials searched for a bomb. Threatening messages in bathrooms can’t be taken lightly any more, and students know this. They know this, because Estralee Michaelson, the district’s safety guru, said so in last week’s Farmington Observer article.
Still, all Harrison activities and events went on as scheduled after the building was cleared, according to this week’s Observer article. So here’s a thought. How about we start creating a little peer pressure by cancelling all school activities on and around the day of the threat? Because you know and I know that a fairly large number of Harrison High School students know who’s writing on the bathroom walls. And they know threats will be taken seriously only if someone is convicted of a crime.
That’s why it makes sense to me to deal with the culture, rather than waiting for one student to come forward and confess. One bomb threat is a kid problem. Two is a school problem.
–Joni Hubred-Golden
Michigan Woman Blogger
