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Some Virginia schools to close January 2nd due to website post about Newtown shootings
Posted on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 1:10 pm by GottaLaff
January 1, 2013
Dear Parents/Guardians:
On the evening of Dec. 27th, 2012, the Giles County Sheriff’s Department, the
Town of Narrows police department, and the Giles County Schools, were notified by the
Va. State police regarding information on a web-site. This web-site discussed the
shootings that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Included
in this discussion on the web-site was how “Sandy Hook” was referenced in the Batman
movie “The Dark Knight Rising.” This reference was in a map that appeared in a scene
in this movie. Another zone on this map appearing in the movie was “Narrows.” The
author, who posted this article, did an online Google search based “on a hunch” for
“Narrows Schools.” From this search, information for Narrows Elementary/Middle
School and Narrows High School appeared.
Based on this information, we have been in communication with our local law
enforcement officials (i.e. – the Sheriff’s Department and Town of Narrows police) to
discuss this issue further. Additional precautions have been taken for the immediate
future and additional safeguards will be installed at each of our facilities in the near
future.
Again, please realize that there were no specific threats made against any of our
schools in Giles County. However, based on this information, we are working with our
local law enforcement officials to continue to ensure the safety of our students and our
staff members.
If you have any questions, please contact your child(s) school or the Giles
County School Board office.
Sincerely,
Dr. Terry
Dear Parents/Guardians:
On the evening of Dec. 27th, 2012, the Giles County Sheriff’s Department, the
Town of Narrows police department, and the Giles County Schools, were notified by the
Va. State police regarding information on a web-site. This web-site discussed the
shootings that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Included
in this discussion on the web-site was how “Sandy Hook” was referenced in the Batman
movie “The Dark Knight Rising.” This reference was in a map that appeared in a scene
in this movie. Another zone on this map appearing in the movie was “Narrows.” The
author, who posted this article, did an online Google search based “on a hunch” for
“Narrows Schools.” From this search, information for Narrows Elementary/Middle
School and Narrows High School appeared.
Based on this information, we have been in communication with our local law
enforcement officials (i.e. – the Sheriff’s Department and Town of Narrows police) to
discuss this issue further. Additional precautions have been taken for the immediate
future and additional safeguards will be installed at each of our facilities in the near
future.
Again, please realize that there were no specific threats made against any of our
schools in Giles County. However, based on this information, we are working with our
local law enforcement officials to continue to ensure the safety of our students and our
staff members.
If you have any questions, please contact your child(s) school or the Giles
County School Board office.
Sincerely,
Dr. Terry
http://sbo.gilesk12.org/notice/notice1113.pdf
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http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/01/01/some-virginia-schools-to-close-january-2nd-due-to-website-post-about-newtown-shootings/