Wednesday, January 05, 2000
2 students arrested in bomb report
BY RACHEL MELCER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
COLERAIN TWP. — Two students were suspended from classes and arrested Tuesday, accused of making a false bomb report to Colerain Township Middle School.
A 12-year-old sixth-grader and a 13-year-old seventh-grader, both boys, face misdemeanor charges of inducing a panic. Their names are not being released because they are minors.
But authorities say one of the boys called a 24-hour anonymous “help line” on Dec. 16 to report a rumor that a bomb had been planted in a seventh-grade locker. The other boy was present and listened in as the false report was made, said Hamilton County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Barnett.
Classes were canceled on Dec. 17 as officers searched the building. There was no sign of a bomb. Approximately 670 middle school students missed school, along with 747 students at Colerain Township Elementary School next door.
“I think it was a prank that they're going to pay for now,” Mr. Barnett said. The misdemeanor charge carries a penalty of up to six months' detention.
The Northwest Local School Board also will consider expelling the boys, as outlined in district policies.
“If you take a look at all the situations we've had in the United States in the last few years, you cannot afford to ignore (a threat),” said district communications coordinator Cheryl Gabe, referring to a rash of school violence.
“It's not funny. It's not a game. It's not just a kid's prank. This is serious business.”
Students at both the middle and elementary schools will make up the missed day.
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