| Orchard View School District |
| Administrative Guidelines |
8430 - TELEPHONING OF BOMB THREATS
The following guidelines may be helpful when a telephone caller announces a bomb threat.
| A. | Be alert to any of the following background sounds that may give a clue to the location of the caller: | |
| radio playing, voices, sirens, construction noise, TV, whistles, traffic noise, bells | ||
| B. | Ask the caller: | |
| Where is the bomb located? | ||
| What time is it to go off? | ||
| What kind of a bomb is it? | ||
| What is your name? | ||
| Where are you calling from? |
| C. | Make a note about speech characteristics such as: | |
| male, female, low tone, high pitch, stutter or stammer, regional or foreign accent | ||
| D. | Note impressions such as: | |
| does the voice sound familiar? | ||
| does the caller sound sincere? | ||
| does the caller seem familiar with the school? | ||
| E. | Write down exactly what the caller says; ask him/her to repeat the message. | |
| F. | Try to signal someone about the nature of the conversation while you keep the caller on the line. |
Approved 4/16/96