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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Seattle Central Community College Receives Threat

posted by on May 30 at 13:57 PM

Today, Seattle Central Community College sent out a letter to staff and students about a threatening message found in a Science and Mathematics Building bathroom. The threatening note, found nearly a week ago, specifically referred to May 31st.

Our security department is working with the Seattle Police Department and we have increased security in light of this threat.

Many colleges across the nation have dealt with threats and hoaxes in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings. Please be assured that Seattle Central takes every threat seriously and will do everything possible to provide a safe learning environment.

I spoke with a teacher at Central who said that the school is asking students to keep “an ear to the ground” and watch out for anything suspicious.



UPDATE:

Just got off the phone with SCCC spokeswoman Laura Mansfield. She says that the threatening note, which was scrawled on a toilet paper dispenser, read “I will kill everyone at SCCC on may 31st.”

According to Mansfield, the school will be “conducting business as usual” tomorrow. The school plans to have 6 or 7 security officers on campus tomorrow and will be receiving additional assistance from SPD. The campus will also be in “lockdown mode,” limiting the number of entrances into the school.

SCCC has not identified the note-writer but Mansfield says that the school is conducting an ongoing investigation.

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I was just in class, and apparently someone wrote a 'threatening message' on one of the toilet dispensers in the Math and Sciences building on the north side of the campus. Nobody is telling us exactly WHAT was written.

Posted by Victoria | May 30, 2007 2:47 PM
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Either it was somebody's stupid idea of a joke, or someone had an exam that day that they didn't feel like taking.

I mean, seriously, who writes a legit death threat on a toilet paper dispenser in a school restroom?

Posted by Gomez | May 30, 2007 2:58 PM
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I think it was one of those Karl Marx posters...

Fucking Marx...

Posted by Bellevue Ave | May 30, 2007 3:02 PM
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I was wondering why there are so many cops walking around SCC today. I thought it was all about the nice weather.

Posted by Tim | May 30, 2007 3:02 PM
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step 1) make a list of all classes that had an exam scheduled for May 31.

Posted by investigatory journalist | May 30, 2007 3:33 PM
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school is "optional" tommorow, who want's to party?

Posted by greg | May 30, 2007 7:18 PM
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They've cancelled continuing-ed classes for Thursday.

Posted by Jane | May 30, 2007 7:46 PM
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why the hell did it take sccc so long to let people know about this?!

Posted by yungrii when destroyed | May 30, 2007 11:14 PM
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Hm...party. Too bad I'm film and video. You die if you DON'T show up.

Posted by Victoria | May 31, 2007 12:05 AM
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that sucks for SCCC. why do some people insist on being assholes? hope it's a hoax. be wary.

Posted by Jamey | May 31, 2007 12:43 AM
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I feel stupid skipping class today, but. . . I also don't really want to go, on the off chance that this dickwad is serious. :-s

Posted by violet_dagrinder | May 31, 2007 11:34 AM
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thank god I'm taking evening classes.

Wait... I'm writing from the college library. Shit.

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