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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact:
Date: March 1, 2016 Dr. Lee McDade
423-20-!"30
#$ter s%ea&in' (ith )olte(ah *i'h %rinci%al, Mr. +im +aris,
*amilton Cont De%artment o$
/dcation is releasin' the $ollo(in' statement:
o isses (ere re%orted toda at )olte(ah *i'h chool, altho'h man
%arents chose to &ee% theirchildren home as a reslt o$ the
threat to the school. *amilton Cont heri$$s de%ties
inesti'ated and did not $ind it to e credile. *o(eer, etra
de%ties (ere %resent at school
toda, as (ell as additional *amilton Cont De%artment o$ /dcation
administrators.
5lease &no( that *amilton Cont De%artment o$ /dcation and
the )olte(ah *i'h chool
administration ta&e all threats seriosl, and (e (ill contine
to strie $or all cam%ses in orsstem to e as sa$e as %ossile.
e antici%ate all stdents retrnin' to re'lar classes tomorro(
mornin'. e (old li&e to than&
the *amilton Cont heri$$s De%artment $or their s%%ort and
7ic& res%onse in theirinesti'ation o$ this isse. e (old also
li&e to than& the %arents, stdents, $aclt, sta$$ and
commnit $or their contined s%%ort o$ )olte(ah *i'h chool.
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*amilton Cont De%artment o$ /dcation
3084 *ic&or 9alle Road Chattanoo'a, 38421
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