School Locked Down Over Letter to Teacher

[Rhino]

New Jersey Elementary School Class Under Quarantine After Teacher Has Reaction to Substance in Letter

Thursday, December 14, 2006

A teacher was sickened and her class quarantined after she had a reaction to a white powder in an envelope, police said.

The other 425 students at Garfield East Elementary School were evacuated and taken to nearby Country Club Middle School after the incident, which happened about 10:40 a.m., 911 supervisor Carol Holland said......http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,236503,00.html

[DesertFox]

I didn't know e coli came in powder form.

[Air-Warrior]

Ammonia-based cleaning powder would do that to a lot of people. If the stuff drops in your lap and creates a dust cloud in the process...I would certainly be gagging and retching.

School terrorism. It's just beginning.

[DeclinetoState]

I didn't know e coli came in powder form.
I was thinking more along the lines of anthrax.

[Jag Wife]

School terrorism. It's just beginning.<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

I believe it started back in the enlightened 60's. :flame:

[Air-Warrior]

I believe it started back in the enlightened 60's. :flame:
Beating up teachers was kidstuff compared to sending them home with an ebola infection to kill everyone in their neighborhood.