NPR: Linkfest: Student Fakes Being Robbed to Skip Class

Linkfest: Student Fakes Being Robbed to Skip Class

Yesterday morning, a 14-year-old boy in Bellingham, Washington, didn't show up to class to hand in a homework assignment. He was in the bathroom tied up, his pockets turned inside out. Police raced to the middle school restroom, where he told them a heavyset man wearing a mask and hoodie scoured the boys pockets in search of some cash.

Students throughout the school were immediately confined to their classrooms while police raided the school for evidence. After hours of no results, the boy admitted the robbery was a hoax. The young boy's motive: A legitimate reason to cut class.

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Will Hoffman

9:32 AM ET | 01-24-2008 | permalink

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Yet another non-issue for homeschoolers.

Sent by Winston | 12:20 PM ET | 01-25-2008

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