Mars Area School District on a Two-Hour Delay After Bomb Threat
This is the second time within a month the high school has received a bomb threat.
Mars Area School District is on a two-hour delay Friday after school officials were notified of a bomb threat at Mars Area High School Thursday. In a letter posted to parents on the Mars website, Superintendent Dr. William Pettigrew said the district immediately contacted Adams Township Police Department upon learning of the threat. The threat indicated a bomb would go off at 9:28 a.m. Friday, according to the district. As a precautionary measure, the high school, located along Route 228 in Adams, was closed immediately following the end of the school day Thursday, Pettigrew said. All evening activities at the high school also were cancelled. “Police officials and district personnel will conduct a sweep of Mars Area High School today and …
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Cranberri99
6:20 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
Right on Mars Man. How many kids can resist cell phone in pocket or bag? Do you think parents or kids suffer much if they are punished though by not riding bus? How about taking the battery away for a week? more ›