New rules, diligence in bomb hoax fight
February 5, 2014
In the wake of yet another bomb hoax at Bonners Ferry High School last week, principal Tim Gering on Tuesday set some new rules all BFHS students will have to abide by, but he didn't fail to accentuate the positive, asking students who value their education to protect it.

"In the times we live in we can no longer be complacent," he told students gathered at an assembly. "We cannot sit idly by while threats are made to our education, people are harassed and bullied, and drugs are accepted as the normal. If you value education, if it bothers you when people are picked on, if you know the damage drugs do, then it is time for you to stand up. We can no longer turn the other way and pretend these issues do not exist. The silent majority must stand up and let their voice be heard. If you see bullying stop it. If you know of drugs let us know. If someone is taking away from education tell them to stop. This is your education. Take a stand. Don’t let the few take so much time and resources from you.

"We will continue to focus on the positive. There are 231 students on the honor roll. Almost 240 of you earned the last reward. This is a great school with great students and staff. "

Here are the four new rules he set in place to help stop the loss of educational time:

     1. We will keep in place our 20/20 restrictions. Students are not allowed to leave the classroom the first 20 minutes or the last twenty minutes unless it is an emergency.
     2. The bathrooms by the commons will be the only ones open until further notice.
     3. If you must go to the bathroom during class you need a yellow pass from the teacher. Then you must check in to the office before you go to the bathroom.
     4. If you are in the halls for any other reason you must have a yellow pass. It is at the teacher’s discretion to determine whether or not you are allowed to be in the halls.

Combined, he hopes that these rules, coupled with the commitment and diligence of both teachers and students, will end the senseless pranks that have so disrupted school.