credible threat

Probably one of the ways to not fall into a funk of not writing is just to keep on writing. So with that in mind...this thing!I ' m on call at the hospital today, which —OK, look, no one likes being on call, right? Given the choice between walking the halls of the hospital at 6:30am on a Sunday morning and, I don’t know, having French toast with your kids at home, I think most people would choose the French toast. (Plus or minus on the kids.) But there’s some thing about being part of the bigger machinery that makes things work. There are unglamorous, less fun, more onerous parts to every job. But you spread them out and everyone takes a turn at it and that’s how you keep things moving forward. This weekend just happens to be my turn. So in that sense, no, I don’t mind it that much.The other day, when I got home from work, I received this email from the administrators at Cal ’s school. Here is the body of the text, excerpted in part:Last Friday afternoon, we were alerted to the presence of some graffiti in our 7th grade boys ’ restroom. It read, “I’m shooting up the school on last day of January.” Some students took a picture of the message and shared it before we learned about it. […] We began an investigation with our administration and school police officer and continue to follow various leads. As of this t ime, no other graffiti has occurred. The threat references the last day of January as the date that something would take place. While we are alway...
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