GEN: storytellers in Florida area

[Karen Hoth <HOTHK@MONROE.K12.FL.US>]

From: "Lynn. Mitchell" <mitchell_l1@popmail.firn.edu>
Subject: Talk about scary mornings

Dear all:

Does anyone out there know of a storyteller in Florida that has a good =
reputation with teens?  I have a list of names but no real recommendations.=
  If anyone has worked with a wonderful teen storyteller, I'd appreciate =
it if you could pass along the information.  Thanks a lot.

Karen Hoth
Media Specialist
Marathon Middle/High School
Marathon, FL
hothk@monroe.k12.fl.us

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Netters:
Well things are getting close to home.

Friday morning one of our high schools was evacuated.  A custodian let a man
he had never seen before (carrying a duffle bag) into the building when he
first unlocked it.  He got worried and went to his supervisor who then went
to the principal.  The custodian thought the man told him he was a
substitute, so they went to every "sub" and looked them over.  They could
not find the man.

First they decided to go to a lock down situation incase what the man had
was a gun and he was waiting for an evacuation.  They called the police and
since there was no communication from this man they decided to evacuate to
the football stadium, call in the bomb sniffing dogs, and helicopters.
Again, nothing and no one was found.

Next they announced the description of the man and a new teacher (January
hiree) stepped forward when people said that it sounded like him.

The custodian verified that he was the man he'd seen.  The new teacher had
dropped his son off early for a class trip and decided to get to school
early.  The custodian had just never seen him before.

They decided it was a good practice session and let everyone back into the
building.  Of course a third of the students went home.  We've been
discussing it, was it overkill or over reaction or better safe than sorry.
The verdict is still out...

Lynette (Lynn.) Mitchell
Media Specialist
Withlacoochee Technical Institute (WTI)
Citrus County Schools
1201 West Main Street
Inverness, FL 34450
352-726-2430, fax: 352-726-5842
email:
   work - mitchell_l1@firn.edu
   home- JoMomma5@aol.com

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