News Security Beefed Up At North Bergen High School After Threatening Message Found
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NORTH BEGERN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Authorities were taking no chances Friday after a threatening message was found at North Bergen High School.
The school’s 2,800 students were subject to a metal detector search and were not be allowed to bring backpacks on campus after a teacher found a note written on a desk that said “gonna shoot up the school on 6/6/14.”
The threat turned out to be nothing, but the school district took no chance, CBS 2′s Scott Rapoport reported.
“We’re going to take every threat as if it’s real,” Superintendent George Solter said. “We don’t think it’s credible, but we’re not going to make that decision.”
Students had to remove everything from their lockers on Thursday and police dogs swept the building, including classrooms and lockers.
“We’re not going to let our guard down,” Solter said. “We’re going to make sure that every student who walks through that building is safe and secure.”
Some students found the precautions too extreme.
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