Rumored 6/6 plot closes school.Byline: Rebecca Rebecca or Rebekah (both: rēbĕk`ə), wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob. One day, as was her custom, she drew water at the city well; while there she showed kindness to Eliezer, Abraham's servant. Nolan The Register-Guard School will resume today at North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school of about 1,200 students in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located at 200 Silver Lane near the Santa Clara area of Eugene.[1] North Eugene's mascot is the Highlander. after a rumor RUMOR. A general public report of certain things, without any certainty as to their truth. 2. In general, rumor cannot be received in evidence, but when the question is whether such rumor existed, and not its truth or falsehood, then evidence of it may be given. of a planned shooting prompted school officials to cancel classes Tuesday Tuesday: see week. . An anonymous tipster tipster A person who provides inside information. told police and school officials that the plot was related to the date, 6-6-06. Many consider the number 666 to be associated with the devil. Eugene police found no credible evidence of any planned act of violence, police spokeswoman Kerry Delf said. "The rumor grew from a misinterpretation of a baseless speculation," Delf said. North Eugene Principal Peter Tromba received a message on his answering machine at 9:15 p.m. Monday from a female student who said she had overheard talk of a shooting planned for the next day. The girl also called 911, and police were able to identify and interview her early Tuesday morning. Police launched an investigation and began interviewing students to determine the source of the rumor. Meanwhile, school officials decided to cancel classes as a precaution. By 6 a.m., when the school's automatic dialing messaging system Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently. Mail User Agent informed North Eugene families of the closure, the threat was still "credible and murky enough for school officials to stick with a decision to cancel school at North," Eugene school district Eugene School District (4J) is a public school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the city of Eugene Elementary schools
News of the closure also was spread via radio and TV announcements. By noon, officers had determined the source of the rumor to be a casual conversation about the date between a North Eugene student and a student at nearby Kelly Middle School, police said. "These two had a `what if' conversation about what would happen on 6-6-06," said Sgt. Mike Galick, who oversees the Eugene police school resource program. "The middle-schooler shared the conversation with another student at the school, who shared it with a friend or relative at the high school. It was the high schooler who called police." Tromba said he was relieved by the news that the allegation The assertion, claim, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, setting out what he or she expects to prove. If the allegations in a plaintiff's complaint are insufficient to establish that the person's legal rights have been violated, the defendant can make a was unfounded, though he still was unsure how the rumor gained such proportions. "I have not deconstructed it enough yet to know," he said Tuesday afternoon. "I just know that the students who reported it to me reported honestly what they believed was going to happen." He said he didn't think too many parents were angry about the sudden cancellation. "I've actually had a parent call up and thank me, which is unusual," he said. Investigators and school officials emphasized that the girl did the right thing when she reported the rumor, and encouraged anyone who has information about future planned violence to share it immediately with authorities. Reporter Anne Williams contributed to this report. |
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