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

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-26 19:34:36 | Updated at 2024-11-28 23:49:19 2 days ago

Elementary school evacuated after student brought “historic unexploded ordinance” for show and tell
Not The Bee ^ | November 26, 2024 | Staff

Posted on 11/26/2024 11:19:27 AM PST by 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.

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1 posted on 11/26/2024 11:19:27 AM PST by Red Badger

To: Monkey Face

You can use this one......................

2 posted on 11/26/2024 11:19:48 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

To: dfwgator

Someone found the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch............

3 posted on 11/26/2024 11:21:44 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

To: Red Badger

Occasionally found in back yards all across Europe and Asia.

4 posted on 11/26/2024 11:22:15 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)

To: Red Badger

5 posted on 11/26/2024 11:22:43 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)

To: Red Badger

I can’t remember how many fire drills we had in my school years. Not the same obviously but the logistics would be.

6 posted on 11/26/2024 11:29:17 AM PST by xp38

To: xp38

We had them at least twice a year...................

7 posted on 11/26/2024 11:30:25 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

To: Red Badger

I am guilty of having done something like this as a child. Grew up on a base. We would play in the wood behind the housing area. Turns out, once upon a time those woods would receive over shoots form the old artillery range.

We found a large shell and threw it around in the wood for weeks. Finally, I decided to bring it to the housing area to show my Dad who was an artillery man. Never will forget the expression on his face when he realized what we were tossing around. Amongst other expletives I recall the words “dumb” and “arse” being tossed in my direction.

Turns out that “dud” we had been playing with was live. Who knew?

8 posted on 11/26/2024 11:31:12 AM PST by FlipWilson

To: Red Badger

Growing up in the 40’s I can recall going to visit families where there would be an unexploded grenade, lying perhaps on the mantle for display. Us kids would pick it up and handle it. No one seemed concerned the thing might blow up.

9 posted on 11/26/2024 11:31:44 AM PST by Sir Bangaz Cracka (Poor 'lil Travon bees slamming dat white cracka'a head into dat sidewalk causin he be scared)

To: FlipWilson

The Stupidity Gods were kind to you that day................

10 posted on 11/26/2024 11:33:59 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

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