Satanic panic over MySpace at school
This Can’t go on
I must inform the law
Can this still be real
Or just some crazy dream
-”Number of the Beast” by Iron Maiden
Satanic references on myspace lead to precautions at Pisgah:
Students at Pisgah High School are being kept inside all day after a rumor sparked by a threat made it on to the Web site, myspace.com.
�We had word that circulated about somebody that was going to come here and commit a crime,� Principal Danny Miller said Tuesday afternoon.
Miller said the school was not on lockdown, but was following a pre-determined safety plan.
School officials located the source of the rumor. Miller said it involved an adult from out-of-town who made no reference to Haywood County or Pisgah High School.
The rumor began after a Pisgah student talked to someone on myspace.com who mentioned that June 6, 2006, might be a good day to miss school. The date, 06-06-06, was presented as a time when satanic groups could become active. School officials couldn�t discern how that date sparked rumors about potential events taking place at the school today.
I’m glad that the school was prepared and I’d rather have a school over-react than under-react but come on. We can’t lockdown every school at the mere mention of 666. But I wouldn’t be surprised if some idiot did try something on that date. I’ll be glad when it’s 6/7/06.
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