🌱 How Andalusia police traced a viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ threat

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• How Andalusia police traced a viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ threat

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Sunday: A thunderstorm, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
• Monday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Andalusia juvenile charged in connection with ‘Cat in the Hat' threat trend (wsfa.com) — Police have charged an Andalusia High School student in connection with AI-generated “Cat in the Hat” threat messages sent via Snapchat, part of a wider national trend. Local school and police leaders urge Andalusia parents to closely monitor children’s phones and stress that any post naming a school or student will be treated as a real threat.
   

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• Alabama State Department of Education posted a job opening for Possible Bookkeeper for Covington County Schools 6.4.26 in Andalusia. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• $5K Match Challenge Helps Coffee County Kids Get Books (wiregrassdailynews.com)

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