St. Louis Park High School outside Minneapolis, my alma mater, was closed for the day Monday, and while initial reports blamed the school closing on a water main break, it later emerged that this was a cover story, and in fact the closure was due to a threat involving a weapon.
I loved the quote in the above-linked story, where a kid says he's glad the school day was called off, because of "rumors there was going to be a Mexican gang coming with guns." Mexican gangs, as we all know, are EVERYWHERE in suburban Minneapolis.
I eagerly await the coverage of this important story from the Echo.
Posted by Stephen Silver at October 3, 2006 01:10 AMEven after the superintendent tried to explain the decision about the water main break cover story on the local news I still don't understand why they did that...doesn't make any sense to me.
Posted by: Matt T. at October 3, 2006 01:44 AMAt least they were closed for Yom Kippur!
Posted by: Ev at October 5, 2006 11:45 AM