Elementary school evacuated after student brought “historic unexploded ordinance” for show and tell

Not The Bee ^ | November 26, 2024 | Staff

[Red Badger]

No matter what students bring to future "show and tells" at Orchard Junior School in the Southampton area of England, they will never be able to top this year's spectacle that shut down and evacuated the school.

One bonkers little tyke brought in a bit of vintage "unexploded ordinance" to show his mates.

The school quickly evacuated all the students, called the police, and texted the parents:

Schools are being closed & evacuated - please collect your child from Noadswood field ASAP.

Imagine getting that little note in the middle of the school day.

Laura Holloway, a mother of one of the students was at work at the time. She said,

It was so worrying. Another parent had called saying there were police everywhere. I knew my youngest would have been so scared.

But, she added:

Both schools seemed to deal with it all very well and had the kids lined up and checked off - it must have been very upsetting for everyone involved.

Once the students were out, the police showed up and sent in the bomb squad.

The police's full statement said: ‘We were called at about 1.30pm to a report that a child had brought what may have been a potentially unexploded ordnance to Orchard Junior School.

‘The school was calmly evacuated and a disposal team attended to take the item away to be destroyed as a precaution.'

Not an easy task by any means.

The real question everyone wants to know is "What kind of ‘historic incendiary device' are we talking about here?"

This is England after all. They've been blowing stuff up and getting blown up for centuries.

It could've been anything from a 16th-century mortar to a WWII hand grenade to that morning's beans on toast.

[Tax-chick]

I used to say that to my cats, and they said, “Mao.”

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Oh dear.

Did they tell you that they were planning your struggle session?

[Tax-chick]

They were very open about their totalitarian dictatorship.

[Tax-chick]

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I am a counter-revolutionary.

And cleaner up of cat puke.

Which makes me a floor-revolutionary maybe?

[Tax-chick]

I don’t miss cleaning up cat spews.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It makes me very grateful for tile.

[Tax-chick]

Ours would make a point of finding some carpet to spew on. The foot of the stairs was a favorite spot.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

That is why we took out all the carpet.

Also it made it easier to get around in a wheelchair but mostly because of the cats.

And the Advent Kittah wishes you a joyous day. Hopefully you do not have snow to deal with today.

[Tax-chick]

We do not have snow. We have cold rain, though.

Thank you for the Advent Kitteh. She did not leave me any wine and pretzels, because I didn’t get Tom the giant Son to clean the ceiling fan blades.

[Tax-chick]

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I don’t know but I’ve been told...

[Tax-chick]

When you go out in the snow, it gets all over you.

[ArGee]

Yeah.

Personally, I wouldn’t mind putting in the new setup, but to keep peace I’ll let the youngster do it. Besides, I have a steady income so I don’t mind helping him with his family. He was there in a spot when I needed him for the kitchen lighting.

We bought the sink, faucet, and disposal yesterday. They’re waiting for him to return from a week away.

[ArGee]

Good morning. Happy Monday!

Lots of moved furniture. Lots of money spent. A new sink, faucet, and disposal for the sink situation. Then, just because of sales, a new refrigerator. Mrs. ArGee has been wanting one for a while anyway. The old one will go in the garage.

Merry Christmas to us.

I managed a 2-spot on yesterday’s Wordle. Not so much today’s, but still not bad.

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[zzeeman]

Good Monday Morning!

Quite cloudy and chilly here... supposed to have a brief dip below freezing tomorrow morning... very brief so the chore list won’t be a long one...

Thought that I was clever for row 3, but turns out that I wasn’t...

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[zzeeman]

Sounds like you are getting the place fixed up nicely... enjoy!

[Tax-chick]

Congratulations on your success!

[ArGee]

I wouldn’t call it success yet, but it’s happening.

[ArGee]

For those who can relate...