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REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio—An Ohio middle school says human error caused parents to be mistakenly alerted that their fifth- and sixth-graders were absent.
School officials in the Columbus suburb of Reynoldsburg says parents were "understandably upset" after being alarmed unnecessarily on Thursday.
Parents of students at Waggoner Road Middle School received an automated call around noon that their children were missing. The school's phone lines became overwhelmed with calls, and some frantic parents showed up at school.
District spokeswoman Tricia Moore says the mistake occurred while a staff member was being trained how to use the alert system. Moore said Friday the calls reached families of 82 students, out of about 500 total.
She says parents were then sent calls telling them to disregard the earlier message.
School officials in the Columbus suburb of Reynoldsburg says parents were "understandably upset" after being alarmed unnecessarily on Thursday.
Parents of students at Waggoner Road Middle School received an automated call around noon that their children were missing. The school's phone lines became overwhelmed with calls, and some frantic parents showed up at school.
District spokeswoman Tricia Moore says the mistake occurred while a staff member was being trained how to use the alert system. Moore said Friday the calls reached families of 82 students, out of about 500 total.
She says parents were then sent calls telling them to disregard the earlier message.
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Aside from schools in like North Korea or something, they probably shoot you if you're late.
CASH CASH!
Still havent heard from him.
If you're late to class, you get my school's version of detention for the rest of the class period. It's kind of like ISS but not as serious and they make you practice Florida state standardized testing, because it's good discipline. Get too many of those and it becomes an OSS, starting at one day, then three, then five. Then they put you on a contract (like probation) saying you cant be tardy or miss any more days of school or you'll be kicked out or placed in an "alternative education setting".