Pennsylvania high school conducts investigation after students claim Ouija board predicted school shooting
According to myth, a Ouija board, sometimes referred to as a spirit board, enables players to ask spirits yes-or-no questions and provides a template to spell out words. A heart-shaped piece of wood, called a planchette, spells out what the spirit would want you to know.
The board game that essentially boasts a connection to the undead is recommended for players over the age of 8, according to Hasbro, the largest toymaker in the world, which is also behind Monopoly, Furby, and many other memories of your childhood.
According to WJAC in Johnstown, Pa., high school students used a Ouija board over the summer, and it led them to some genuinely horrifying answers. Namely, that a shooting would occur on Sept. 26.
Perhaps that speaks volumes about the current state of our nation. Whereas a patent was initially filed in 1890 for a Ouija board, and it was primarily a parlor trick for spiritualists who claimed the board could contact the dead, now our children don’t fear ghosts or what ancestors think of them — students are now dreading the reality of a shooting occurring at their own school.
Students of Altoona Area School District reported the findings to adults at the school district. The AASD Police Services Department and the Altoona Area High School administrative team also responded appropriately by conducting interviews with the students involved, as well as their parents. According to their Facebook post, no evidence supported it as a credible threat.
WJAC reported that the interviews were conducted before the district learned that the report came from students playing with a Ouija board over the summer.
A normal school session was held on Wednesday.
Representatives for the Altoona Area School District did not immediately respond to Yahoo Lifestyle’s requests for comment.
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