All this week rumors of a planned school shooting swirled around schools in Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls. No one has been able to substantiate a threat, but officials today decided to cancel school anyway on Friday in North Idaho’s largest two districts. Superintendents in both districts made the decision on the advise of local law enforcement agencies, which have assisted school officials in trying to track down the source of the persistent rumors. The Coeur d’Alene School District made the decision first to call off K-12 classes for the final day before Christmas break, followed by the Post Falls School District. The closure includes before-school and after-school activities. More here.
Question: Do you agree with this move by the Coeur d'Alene School District?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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