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Dalai_1

(1,301 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 11:53 AM Oct 2012

President Obama's Daughter's School Evacuated


Sidwell Friends, the school where President Obama’s daughters Sasha and Malia attend, evacuated students and staff from its Wisconsin Avenue campus this morning following a phoned in threat. The details of the threat and whether it had any connection to the First Family daughters was not immediately available Thursday morning.

The following message was distributed through the school's emergency notification system around 11:30 a.m. today: “This is an emergency message from Sidwell Friends School. Due to a suspicious phone call, the buildings on the Wisconsin Avenue campus have been evacuated. We will notify you when further information is available.”

More updates as further information become available

Source:

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/breaking-obama-daughters-school-evacuated-following-threat.php
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President Obama's Daughter's School Evacuated (Original Post) Dalai_1 Oct 2012 OP
I'm gonna jump to some conclusions, here, but Fawke Em Oct 2012 #1
one thing.. sharkman25 Oct 2012 #2
There's rich ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #3
LOL n/t sharkman25 Oct 2012 #4
Chris Rock said it well... Whiskeytide Oct 2012 #13
There's hate and then there is HATE! Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #5
Update: Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #6
So glad everyone is safe. DawgHouse Oct 2012 #7
Thank you Tennessee Gal for the Update! Dalai_1 Oct 2012 #8
Man I didn't realize Sidwell was so expensive deaniac21 Oct 2012 #9
That's how they keep the children of the rich and powerful away from the "riff-raff". n/t hughee99 Oct 2012 #10
You should've seen the froth here when people found out the kids were attending there. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #11
For DC, its only comparatively expensive... HipChick Oct 2012 #12
It's more than twice what the in state University of Arkansas costs. deaniac21 Oct 2012 #16
I know for a fact that public schools get calls B Calm Oct 2012 #14
Hope they question Tagg Romney... AzDar Oct 2012 #15

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
1. I'm gonna jump to some conclusions, here, but
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 11:56 AM
Oct 2012

it sounds like the right-wing is wound up tighter than a drum because they know this is their last "rich white man in the White House" shot; therefore, they must lash out against anything and everything "Obama."

 

sharkman25

(143 posts)
2. one thing..
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 12:21 PM
Oct 2012

Pretty much anyone elected president is rich these days and those members of the house and senate who come in not wealthy, seem to leave wealthy.

Whiskeytide

(4,459 posts)
13. Chris Rock said it well...
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:16 PM
Oct 2012

... "Shaq is rich. The White motherfucker who signs his paycheck is wealthy"


Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
6. Update:
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 01:10 PM
Oct 2012

Shortly after noon, Sidwell Friends sent this message to parents: "As reported earlier, the School received a suspicious phone call and evacuated the buildings on the Wisconsin Avenue campus. After an investigation by law enforcement officials, it was determined that students were not at risk. They have returned to class."


One SFS parent told The Washingtonian that during a security sweep conducted by the Secret Service the students were evacuated to the soccer field. There's no information yet on how or to where the Obama girls were evacuated. We did receive a phone call from Ellis Turner, the associate head of Sidwell Friends, who confirmed that students had returned to their classes. He said the suspicious phone call came into the school's administrative offices. He would not say who took the call or whether the caller was male or female.

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/breaking-obama-daughters-school-evacuated-following-threat.php

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
14. I know for a fact that public schools get calls
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:21 PM
Oct 2012

like this (bomb scares) once or twice during the school year.

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