[Vision2020] Bomb threat forces Moscow Middle School evacuation, closure for day

[Ted Moffett]

If the death penalty is a questionable deterrent,  as convincingly argued
by some criminologists,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/04/30/theres-still-no-evidence-that-executions-deter-criminals/
it can be proposed that punishments are not the best motivation for good
behavior.

Rewards for good behavior are recognized as being more effective than
punishment for bad behavior.

In the case of a student who makes a bomb threat to avoid a test in school,
the youth in question over time if rewarded for honesty and integrity in
behavior would not consider lying about a bomb threat acceptable.

The following article focuses on pre-adolescent children, but the results
may extent to later years:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/family-affair/200809/rewards-are-better-punishment-here-s-why
Rewards are Better than Punishment: Here’s Why
Why rewards are more effective than punishment--with children.

Posted Sep 25, 2008
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett


On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Sunil Ramalingam <
sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> You sure are speculating a lot; one-upmanships, hoaxes that may develop
> into something considerably more threatening.
>
> I'll bet some kid wasn't ready for a test. I'm sure the kid will be
> punished, and punishment is appropriate. But if you think some bold
> proclamation of punishment will serve as deterrent to the next dummy,
> you're fooling yourself.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mj6B4DtNyM
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Bomb threat forces Moscow Middle School
> evacuation, closure for day
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:45:50 -0800
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> To: sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
>
>
> Punishment must be imposed stipulating that this behavior will not be
> tolerated . . . before "bomb hoaxes" degenerates into a game of
> one-upmanship.
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
> On Feb 16, 2016, at 6:06 PM, Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> Punishment won't do much to prevent future hoaxes. Kids are impulsive,
> don't think they're going to be caught, and very, very, rarely do they
> consider consequences. Deterrence isn't a factor in their world.
>
> Sunil
>
> ------------------------------
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:17:40 -0800
> To: keim153 at gmail.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Bomb threat forces Moscow Middle School
> evacuation, closure for day
>
> Hoax or not, punishment MUST be imposed and publicly announced to prevent
> future "hoaxes"; hoaxes that may develop into something considerably more
> threatening.
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
> On Feb 16, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> FYI:
>
> The principal has now sent out a note saying someone admitted to making
> the threat as a hoax.  School still closed for the day.
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> Courtesy of *Moscow-Pullman Daily News *at:
>
>
> http://dnews.com/bomb-threat-forces-moscow-middle-school-evacuation-closure-for-day/article_e9d360fe-d4e5-11e5-8974-a779c89dbeee.html?mode=jqm
>
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> Bomb threat forces Moscow Middle School evacuation, closure for dayMoscow
> Middle School has been evacuated and will close for the day due to a bomb
> threat found within the school.
> School Superintendent Greg Bailey sent an alert email to middle school
> parents just after 11:30 a.m., alerting them of the closure.
> Students and staff were initially evacuated to nearby Oylear Field, and
> will be relocated to Moscow High School, where parents can pick up children
> at the Third Street entrance. Parents are asked to check out children with
> school personnel on site.
> ---------------------------------
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
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