PARENTS WERE NOT NOTIFIED!!!!! OUTRAGEOUS!!
That's typical. The shame is the police, who downplay the incident. After the horror of Beslan -- and after expecting a hit for some time -- and with the borders the way they are, this horrible possibility is something we should be taking VERY seriously. We homeschool our three but there are many who do not or cannot. I've been worried about an attack on schoolchildren for some time now... even before Beslan.