Brickbat: Give Me Those Star Wars

Police evacuated and searched Wisconsin's Ashwaubenon High School after someone reported seeing a person wearing a mask and a ballistic vest enter the school. It turned out to be a student dressed as a stormtrooper for Star Wars Day.
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Well, in the school's defense, the kid was a little short for a stormtrooper.
I had friends on that Death Star!
What are they worried about? He won't hit anything.
Did that hot teacher dress as slave Leia?
Ashwaubenon. Isn't that Obiwan's brother?
What if "someone" (this person really gets around) reports Elvis with an Uzi? Still evacuate?
For the children, or course.
These are not the threats you're looking for.
They did what they had to do! Think of the younglings!
Give into the dark side of the force!
they have cookies...
Is this the same incident that was widely reported on May 5th, or did this happen at two different schools? (The first involved a student who was dressed as Darth Vader, which is to say, in black rather than in white.)
Of course, May 4th, now known as "Star Wars Day", IS also known for the shooting of students by "troopers", at Kent State in 1970.
Damn, Oliver. Twice in three days your story has linked to nonexistent articles. SugarFree would be proud.
Mandatory: Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra - Star Wars - Imperial Reggae
Last week, Darth Vader sighting. This week, a stormtrooper.
Next week, an old wrinkly man in a robe will urge kids to give in to their feelings and join him...
...that one might actually be a Catholic priest, not Emperor Palpatine, so exercise caution.