PRESS RELEASE:  On February 21, 2018 at approximately 1130 hours, administration at BFA St Albans were notified of an anonymous threat made at the school via a note.  The threat was related to shooting that was to occur this afternoon so the school immediately went into ‘secure the building’ mode.  Officers responded and along with BFA staff, the decision was made to send students home early.  There was no active danger located at the school and officers were on scene as students left for the day.  The school was cleared by SAPD officers. Officers stood by at both St Albans City and Town Elementary Schools as a precaution.  
St Albans Police are investigating the source of the threat that was made and officers will continue to be at the schools as the investigation carries out.
-St. Albans Police Department

I remember in 2010,
The Vancouver Winter Olympics aired.
My 4th grade class was a beehive,
Buzzing in excitement and working
Relentlessly on Olympic themed workpackets.
It was in this time of countries competing with one another,
That I fell in love with the American Flag.
I remember the one I drew in class,
Made of construction paper and crayon.
I was thrilled to see when America won in events,
And was proud to live under our nation’s flag.

Today,
The flag represents something a little different.
The Reds represent the blood flowing
Down school hallways and past lockers,
During now common school shootings.
The Blues represent the bruises,
Of those who beg for stricter gun laws.
Not revoke the Second Amendment,
But to tweak it and reform it
To make it protect the governed,
And are beaten down because of it.
And the Whites represents the skin,
Of the Politicians and Corporation owners,
That make it all possible.

“Is this the new normal?”
A freshmen on my sports team asked me,
Tears flowing down her tensed face.
I pulled her close,
My heart hardened with pain and fury.

No.
No it will not be.

We are past the time where we idly sit,
Crossing our fingers and hoping
That the problem will go away by itself.
The best way and only way to stop this
Is to start acting.
Write a letter to your congress representative,
And beg them to do their job and represent you.
Do not fall silent, until parents can feel safe
Sending their children to school,
And kids can stop worrying,
That the next school lockdown
Is not a drill.

If you want to help,
March 14th is a walk out.

Students will pour out of their classrooms
From 10 AM to 10:17 AM,
And flood the streets,
In a wave of orange support,
And stand for a single minute,
For each victim,
Of the Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting,

And send a message to congress:
Guns are meant to kill,
And need to be locked down,
And kept out of the hands of the dangerous.
So mark your calendars,
And tie orange armbands around your sleeves,

That is a start.