Rethinking the school
bomb threat
New response strategies could help save lives
n BY JIM VARICK
DETECTIVE SERGEANT
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE ARSON/BOMB UNIT
The start of the new year offers many new school experi-
ences. Coupled with the new experiences, however, is a sad
tradition: the school bomb threat.
The 2016-17 school year saw a continuation of bomb
threats targeting schools. Particularly troubling were the
bomb threats targeting Jewish Community Centers. While
we may never be able to prevent bomb threats from occur-
ring, we