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9th-Grader Charged in Emmaus High Bomb Hoax, Police Say

A ninth-grade student has been charged with making terroristic threats in relation to a December 2012 bomb hoax at Emmaus High School, police say.

 

An Emmaus High School ninth-grader has been charged with making terroristic threats—a third-degree felony—for a Dec. 20, 2012 bomb hoax at the high school, according to Emmaus Police.

Charges will be referred to Lehigh County Juvenile Court, according to a press release from the Emmaus Police Department.

The high school has been the target of three bomb hoaxes in the last three months. Investigation into the other incidents continues, police say.

The most recent hoax at Emmaus High School happened last week.

The Dec. 20 incident happened a week after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Threats and pranks disrupted classes at schools in several states that week and at least two students were charged in other towns:

Related Topics: Bomb Threat, East Penn School District, Emmaus High School, Emmaus Police, Emmaus Police Department, and bomb hoax

My 2 Cents

11:31 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013

It will be interesting to find out how they pinpointed this kid for one bomb threat and not the other two that followed. Time will answer these questions I guess. Good job in solving one of these cases.

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Meag

1:45 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Need to make a LASTING impression in this situation to prevent further bomb hoaxes.

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Torres

2:45 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Juvenile courts are to easy on these kids today!! They get a slap on the wrist, n probation !! I blame the system for interfering in families that keep kids on the straight n barrow!! I would never hurt my kids, but if they stepped out of line or talked to me with disrespect, they would get punished!!! I wouldn't use anything but a slap to the ass, or mouth... My mother only gave us a smack when we really needed it, n standing in the corner or time outs didn't work!! Depending on the kid.. Sometimes a harsh punishment as a slap on the ass or mouth, is what they need!!! Spare the rod, spoil the child.. That's what is wrong today!! Some parents take things to farthest when the system should step in!! I'm not saying go n abuse your kid, but let them know , there is a way to act n talk, n know if grounding isn't working, or other alternatives, then they might need a good old fashion over the knee smacking!!!

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Mrs. B

1:47 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Torres, I completely agree!!!! Although we do not physically punish our kids, the fear of children and youth that the school puts in parents these days is ridiculous!!!! My son and brother were horsing around 1 day and my son fell against his bed frame and got a black eye, the 1st he ever had and although I called the school the very next day to inform them of what happened, 6pm that night CYS was at my door for abuse!!!! The only place he went was school and I had the nurse call and question me on it so I knew it had to be them who called..... The principle had returned my call and said "eh, kids get hurt. We have never had seen any signs of abuse in him and its the 1st physical bruise we have seen on him so don't worry about it" but the nurse still called on me!!!! And that was just from my son horse playing with his uncle!!!!! When I was in high school they handed out cards with CYS's number on it and the school drilled in our heads to never hesitate to call on our parents.... This is the issue with kids these days and I'm saying that as a parent!!!! All kids get is a slap on the wrist for anything and its really creating an issue with society and kids now a days. I turned out fine and I was spanked, so were many other people I know!!!!! Let us be parents, let kids be punished by law enforcement if they need to be and maybe these things wouldn't happen so often!!!!!!

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Carl W

10:15 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013

I'd talk to the principal, about the nurse. "95% of all child abuse (from emotional to kidnapping, & everything in between), comes from family & trusted friends & relatives." U.S. Dept. of Justice, & Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NOT "the stranger)." One black eye does not a terror make, & I, too, feel it was overreaction.

tamarya

10:43 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013

I agree with both Mrs. B and Torres, unfortunatly you will have people that disagree with you and those same people that disagree are the first to sit and blame the parents. These kids need punishment if not corporal then legal punishment to straighten them out or we are screwed when they become adults. We think young adults and parents today are out of hand, well it will only get worst.

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David Day

5:21 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013

I grew up in the 70's & 80's. I'm very thankful that the world was a far more forgiving place when I needed it to be than it is today.

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Janet Persing

7:05 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013

David Day, do you have a background in the plastics industry?

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