The fact they did nothing to prevent the deaths of two innocent teen-agers will weigh heavily on them for a long time to come. Metal detectors are being installed in more and more schools to prevent weapons from being brought in. Some schools are banning backpacks. It s sad our schools have come to this. And it gets worse.
Copycat crimes abound.
About two years ago, after a bomb was found in a Michigan high school, other schools started receiving bomb threats. Classes were canceled, though no bombs were found in most cases. The calls crying wolf endangered the rest of the school population, mainly because students wanted to get out of class. The phenomenon eventually spread to universities in Michigan. A bomb squad was called to Central Michigan University because a plastic container of blue liquid was found inside a cooler in a locker room.