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best of a bad situation,’’ said Mello.
At 12:30 p.m.. first lunch began after which students were sent to their third period classes. “Our feeling is that we want to get back to the educational process,” said Chappell.
It is a felony to threaten the burning or bombing of a building. The minimum penalty for an adult is one year in prison. Juveniles are placed into the hands of a Juvenile Court. Any students involved in the Feb. 23 threat will also be held accountable to the Rappahannock County School Board’s Code of Student Conduct.
“We are delighted that charges are pending." expressed Chappell.
The threat came directly over the phone to the high school. “Sound investigative techniques brought us to a successful conclusion,” said Sherertz, “everyone who worked on this case contributed. It was a team effort.” *
Chappell explained that it is impossible to defend against a situation such as this, but said he felt hopeful that the impending charges would impact people and deter future threats. Looking back on the episode Chappell stated.
“The high school administration and I talked about procedures following the evacuation and have decided to evacuate students and staff to an area further from the building in the future.”
Situations such as this waste taxpayer dollars, student class time and the time of law enforcement officials, school staff and administrators. Charges are still pending for several Rappahannock County high school juveniles.
Ruth Purnell may be reached at rpurnell@timespapers.eom
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