Ridgecrest Elementary returns to normal

Ridgecrest Elementary returns to normal on Monday, after police track down the teenaged boy who was responsible for the threatening emails sent to the principal and some teachers.

Using the name "spirit walker" he used language which alarmed the staff, including "threatening a raid". The school district and the Shoreline police took the threats very seriously and took precautions, including a full lockdown of the school and then a partial lockdown as they began to close in on the sender.

The mother of the teenaged boy has been cooperating with authorities.

The school is back to normal operation, including outdoor recess. Science Night, which had been cancelled as a precaution, is back on the calendar, scheduled for Tuesday night, March 18.