Every so often when there is a major event at one of the schools, the school district will send us a mass email explaining the situation that is going on and reassure parents there is nothing to worry about. Today we got a message from the high school saying that they were investigating an incident of someone "breaking into the school including accessing some secured areas." They emphasized that it looked like nothing but a prank, but the police were still investigating.
When Sarah got home we asked her about it and apparently she knows at least one of the kids involved (though they haven't announced or released the names of everyone involved). It was supposed to be a "Senior prank", where they were going to tape up all the doors in the school. Yeah, harmless enough, but since the mid-90's when Columbine happened, you just can't take that chance anymore. So the kids will, as punishment, not get to participate in the graduation ceremony. They will still graduate, but they won't get their names called and get to walk across the stage to get their diplomas. I fell bad for their parents, because I know if Sarah had been involved and gotten slapped with that punishment, I would have gone thru the roof! But we did get a letter a couple of weeks ago warning against the traditional pranks and that anyone caught would suffer severe consequences. It is too bad, because the senior prank is one tradition that I like, and as long as no one gets hurt or doesn't damage property, then I don't see the harm in it. But breaking into the school does not fall into that realm. It's too bad that they couldn't have come up with something that was both creative and harmless. I am just thankful that Sarah didn't end up being involved.
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