This is not a laughing matter. It's serious and we follow up on it very hard. Even when there turns out to be no threat, it is an inconvenience for obviously everybody. As a result, we are pursuing legal action.

They were immediately told to gather in the cafeteria and then led out of the building. Most of the students, though, never made it in the door. They were stopped outside and directed by staff to an off-site gathering area.

The staff went through the appropriate protocol, which we just happened to have reviewed with the high school staff this fall. Each school has its own protocol and plan for handling different emergency situations as efficiently and as safely as possible.

She's calm, sensible and totally unflappable, but by now, who knows? She's running very far and very fast.

They almost caught her. It started out perfectly.

She's a very tough, calm, sensible dog. This dog lives this terrific life in California. All I used to be worried about was her being kicked by the horse. Now that seems so far away.