BREAKDOWN

Three Bomb Threats Prompt Dismissal of PHS
PHS Bomb Threats Cancel Some Homecoming Events
No Bomb, But No Homecoming, Either
PHS cancels homecoming parade
Students question postponing dance
Bomb threats close Parkersburg High
Another Bomb Threat at PHS
PHS Dismisses School on Monday After More Threats
PHS Student Reactions to Threats
PHS Students Head Back to Class
PHS enacts strict rules after bomb threats
Bomb Threats Create Problems At 911 Center
Officials discuss recent threats
PHS Back to School...Without a Threat
More bomb threats at PHS
BREAKING NEWS: Bomb threat at PSHS
Parkersburg South Threat Procedure
Parkersburg South Principal Speaks Out About Bomb Threat
Bomb threat at South
Bomb Threat at Parkersburg South High School
Parkersburg South H.S. Given "All Clear"
Students, parents adjust to increased security at PHS
Increased security slows start of day at PHS
Wood County BOE Reactions
Somebody should try to slap my hands.
Two arrested in connection with bomb threats
Two arrested in bomb threats
If these kids had committed a "tobacco violation" their names would be "on the record"
City offers $10,000 reward
Two Bomb Threat Arrests
WTAP, Worst Television Any Place continues editorializing the news. "15 year old Man arrested" according to Daybreak
$10,000 Dollar Reward Established
Location of Wednesday PHS Bomb Threat Call Released
Youths won’t be tried as adults

Large Bureaucracies have a difficult time with situations like this. Some folks are finding out for the first time how little say they have over their children when dealing with the public education system. It's a shame to see how many folks are using this as an opportunity to lecture others on how everyone should respond to this type of situation. Parents and some Administrators are choosing sides and publicly chastising parents who exercise personal control over their children, while others are shamelessly using this to get face time and tell us how we should live.

What can we realistically expect though from an organization who only strives to graduate 80%, and less than half of those make it to college. Some kids fall through the cracks, while others are forced out the holes. The saying: the more things change, the more they stay the same certainly applies here, it just cost more and more every year. Thankfully, we in Wood County have options when it comes to this mess.