Baldwin City ? A bomb threat at the courthouse in Girard isn’t stopping the Baldwin High School track teams from participating in a meet there today, according to Baldwin School District Supt. Paul Dorathy.

Girard school officials contacted Dorathy this morning to tell him that the Crawford County Courthouse had received a bomb threat. The courthouse is about eight blocks from the Girard High School track, he said.

“We are sending the team down, but asked each of them if they wanted to go,” said Dorathy. “If any of them don’t want to go, they don’t have to.”

He said their parents are also being called to inform them and see if they have objections to their children going. So far, none of the track team members have declined to go, he said.

“At this point, no,” said Dorathy. “Pretty much all of them said they are going. I don’t know if any parents have said no.”

Communication on the situation has been ongoing in light of what happened last week when “generic” bomb threats were made in Douglas County regarding schools and City Hall. Communication was a problem during that incident and many parents were upset that they weren’t notified about the threats.

In a related development, Dorathy also said Friday that he will be meeting with Mike Gammage, former School Resource Officer, to discuss precautions and procedures for bomb threats. Gammage, who is retired, has an extensive law enforcement background at one time worked for the federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms department.

Gammage called school district officials Thursday to offer his services. The Signal will update both these developments as more information is available.