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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 2000
Page
6
Calm routine planned for students with hand-held metal detectors available if needed. Counselors from Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center stood by while investigators pursue leads. Principal expressed confidence in ACSU cooperation though remaining worried about the investigation continuing into yesterday.
Staff photo shows students filing into Midland Valley High School as investigators pursue threats. Principal and teachers praised for calm start while Good Friday classes are canceled. Superintendent Eldridge commended the principal, teachers, and students for a smooth morning and ongoing security efforts.
The article recalls Maundy Thursday as the day Jesus gathered with his disciples for the Passover, washed their feet, and prepared for his betrayal and crucifixion. It explains the origins of Maundy, the Last Supper, and the institution of the Eucharist, linking Jewish Passover to Christian Holy Communion and urging remembrance and gratitude in both Christian and Jewish communities.
County Attorney Robert Bell issued a 15 page memo April 10 to the Planning Department on three questions about the Monetta school plan. He says the commission can reconsider prior approvals and vacate them. If all county ordinance conditions are met the commission must grant approval to the Family Foundation site plan. No rights of appeal exist for aggrieved adjacent landowners in such contested cases.
Dr Alexander the real one commented on a prior umbrella suggestion to protect hair and save money. A plaque outside the gym names him as leading to the Leader ship Hall of Fame in appreciation of 17 years dedication at the University of South Carolina Aiken. First honorees are Shaunte Moseley and Amy Catherine Aring.
Lt. Bodie testified about student conversations revealing threats and violence plans by two boys. Principal Margaret Mullen described a difficult period for students and staff as April 20 loomed. Turner and Simon were central, with Turner tied to planned shootings on Adolf Hitler’s birthday and references to Columbine, while room searches found no incendiaries.
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