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By MaryHelen Swanson
It was just a joke. That was apparently the intent of an individual at the North Branch High School who texted a bomb threat to a classroom calculator Tuesday, Dec. 15.
The message was read aloud by another student.
It indicated that the threat would be carried out today, Friday, Dec. 18.
By Thursday afternoon the identity of the individual was learned and High School Principal Brad Windschill and the North Branch Police Department School School Resource Officer had talked with the student who confessed that it was just a joke.
According to communications director Patrick Tepoorten, the school district believes that students and staff were never in any danger and school was scheduled to proceed as normal today. The situation was taken seriously, however, Tepoorten said.
The North Branch Police Department issued a notice this morning that, after conferring with the Chisago County Attorney’s Office, it was determined that the responsible student would be charged with disorderly conduct for this incident.
The school district had notified high school parents of the incident via a letter sent home with students Thursday, and through the automated phone message system Thursday night.
It is possible that parents who do not have voice mail and were not home to receive the message may not have gotten the message, said Tepoorten.
None-the-less, the student should have brought home the letter from principal Windschill explaining the situation.
On the phone Friday, Tepoorten said the principal and resource officer have every confidence that there is no threat today.
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