[Danny]

It is often not something intended to get a school day off.

All schools have kids who have significant emotional and or behavioral issues. Sometimes a rumor is started, something misheard, a comment out of anger, something said for attention, etc... Ive been part of at least one if not multiple threat assessment teams at any given time and there are situations needing assessment regularly at the high school and middle school level (and even somewhat often at elementary level though these are usually kids saying things they dont really understand)