I am freaking out.
Yes, as we all know, I am a self-proclaimed-full-fledged ‘drama queen’ (no one is denying that) but I am a little freaking out, and for good reason.
What is a parent supposed to do when they receive an alarming voice mail from the school principal, late in the evening, directing all of the parents to go to the schools website, and find this announcement posted:
Dear Parent/Guardian of Student(s):
At dismissal today, a threat was discovered. It was written on the wall of a boys’ bathroom. I followed the established procedures and called the Police Department in order to begin an investigation of this matter.
School will be open tomorrow with police presence.
Please be assured that our main concern is for the safety of your child.
Sincerely,
Principal’s Name
Um. Yeah.
[insert a complete state of panic]
What kind of threats?
[Death threats? Bomb threats?]
Do I send my son to school?
Do I keep him home?
What if this is serious?
That announcement sounds pretty serious and down right scary. In this day and age I wouldn’t put anything too far out of the grasp of my imagination. And I guess the school can’t either.
On the other hand…I don’t know if I am just over-reacting?
What if this whole thing is just a silly prank?
But what if this IS real? And what if something terrible did happen?
I wonder….
[insert every conceivable ‘worst case scenario’]
I have never been in a situation like this before. It is very difficult to separate emotion from rational thinking when it comes to the safety and welfare of your ONLY CHILD.
What would you have done?
Would you have sent your child to school?
Or kept them home?
