School, Neighborhood Locked Down Over Suspicious Burrito

[matcom]

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A concerned citizen spotted a male juvenile carrying a suspiciously concealed item into Marshall Junior High School early Thursday morning.

Police were called. The school was locked down. Adjacent streets were closed and law officers were perched on roofs with weapons.

The drama ended about two hours later when the suspicious item was identified:

A 30-inch burrito, prepared as an extra-credit assignment and wrapped inside tinfoil and a white T-shirt.

“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry,” school Principal Diana Russell said after the mystery was solved.

“Overall, I’d say we had a good learning day.”

The incident began about 8:30 a.m., Russell said.

The school was locked down — no one allowed to enter or leave and students locked inside their classrooms — until police searched the premises and determined there was no immediate danger.

Russell said the student’s burrito was discovered after she brought the school together in the auditorium to explain what she knew about the series of events.

“The kid was sitting there as I’m describing this (citizen report of a student with a suspicious package) and he’s thinking, ‘Oh, my gosh, they’re talking about my burrito.’”

After the meeting, which included students and parents, Russell said the student, Michael Morrissey, approached her.

“He said, ‘I think I’m the person they saw,’” Russell said. “He said, ‘It was my extra-credit project. I put a white T-shirt over it because I wanted it to stay warm.’”

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[Mutley]

1. WMD found!

[chicagojoe]

2. ROFLMAO !!!!!!

"The Burrito Bomber".

[DS1]

3. *weep* If ONLY it had been a Chalupa

:D

[tekriter]

4. Well, I've had burritos that proved to be almost deadly...

especially to my cubemates.