TA-THREATS: US Schools On Lookout For Terrorist Threats, page 1
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Topic started on 7-10-2004 @ 01:28 PM by deeprivergal
The FBI and Homeland Security, after analying the Russian school siege that killed more than 300 people, are now warning US schools to be on the lookout for possible terrorist threats. US officials wish to learn lessons from the horrific attack on the Beslan school in Russia.


news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON - The Education Department has advised school leaders nationwide to watch for people spying on their buildings or buses to help detect any possibility of terrorism like the deadly school siege in Russia.

The warning follows an analysis by the FBI and the Homeland Security Department of the siege that killed nearly 340 people, many of them students, in the city of Beslan last month.

"The horror of this attack may have created significant anxiety in our own country among parents, students, faculty staff and other community members," Deputy Education Secretary Eugene Hickok said in a letter to schools and education groups.

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Reporting of any suspicious activity is highly recommended. Certain activities in and around the school that may appear to be legitimate may very suggest a possible terrorist attack.

Things to look out for include the following:


  • Interest in obtaining site plans for schools, bus routes and attendance lists
  • Prolonged "static surveillance" by people disguised as panhandlers, shoe shiners, newspaper or flower vendors or street sweepers not previously seen in the area;
  • Observations of security drills;
  • People staring at or quickly looking away from employees or vehicles as they enter or leave parking areas
  • Foot surveillance of campuses involving individuals working together.

    The federal government is advising schools to take many steps to improve the security of their buildings. Those include installing locks for all doors and windows, having a single entry point into buildings and ensuring they can reach school bus drivers in an emergency.


    [edit on 7-10-2004 by deeprivergal]
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