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When Sherry Swain was teaching writing to first-graders, she sometimes took a lesson from E.B. White’s classic, “Charlotte’s Web.”
She would read the first sentence “‘Where's Papa going with that ax?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.” and tell her students, “You know, that wasn’t E.B. White’s first draft. His first attempt started, ‘Once upon a time there was a little girl who lived on a farm.’”
1 month ago Share by: Shannon Martin Public Affairs Officer, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
Flagler County deputies have arrested an 11-year-old for allegedly threatening to bomb his school. It was the second threat-related arrest of a Flagler County student this week, and, as in the earlier case, the suspect said he hadn t been serious.
“This is the second arrest this week for making threats and then claiming they were just joking,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “Parents, please talk to your kids about wrong and right and keep track of what they’re bringing to school in their backpacks. Do not be surprised when we come knocking on your door after hearing about a bomb threat your child has made. Saying you were just joking is not going to make deputies turn around and leave. We take all threats very seriously and your child will be arrested. Be the sheriff in your home before we have to be the sheriff for your child. We do not like making these arres