Bomb Threat Cleared at Lafayette Middle School
Students are back in class after a bomb threat written on a bathroom wall caused students to be evacuated from Lafayette Middle School.
Lafayette Police Cpl. Bridgette Dugas confirmed the news to KPEL and says officers are on the scene after clearing the area around 12:30 p.m.
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and last updated 2021-05-10 13:44:34-04
UPDATE: Officials say the threat is over at Lafayette Middle School, and students have returned to class.
Lafayette Middle School was evacuated earlier today after a threat was written on a bathroom wall.
One witness told KATC she saw children standing on a side road near the school, and sheriff s deputies, including K-9 officers, entering and searching the school.
LPSS sent us the message they sent to LMS parents:
Administrators have been made aware of a bomb threat on Lafayette Middle Schoolâs campus. Per LPSS crisis protocols, all students are being evacuated from the buildings. We want to assure you that students are safe at this time as law enforcement agencies are on site conducting their investigation including a sweep of the school. Per our crisis protocol, parents will not be allowed on campus until this threat is resolved. We will keep you updated as we learn more.
The fall issue of the Georgia School Board Association magazine highlights Walker County Public Schoolsâ out-of-the-box approach to learning during the pandemic. The article features LaFayette Middle School special education teacher Amy Millican.
Millican discusses her approach to teaching virtually and in-person. She currently teaches five students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities in person and five more additional students virtually.
She explains all the ways she is working to educate students during this unprecedented time.
âWe are definitely doing things we have never done before,â she said, âbut educators will do whatever it takes to take care of our kids.â