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1,700 students get day off school after IM threatUS teen faces five years in jailPublished Tuesday 27th March 2001 08:25 GMT An American teen was arrested yesterday after an Instant Message comment scared New York schools into closing for the day. Benjamin Ballard made the threat to a student of Edgemont High School in Greenburgh, NY, via AOL Instant Messenger on Thursday. He told the student not to go to school the next day, mentioning "a lot of bodies", AP reports. The student informed police, and the FBI traced the message to Ballard's address. When cornered, Ballard told the FBI the comment was a joke. School officials, no doubt fearing a repeat of the Columbine massacre, decided to cancel classes for the Greenburgh school district on Friday, affecting almost 1,700 students. Ballard was charged with transmitting a threat via interstate commerce. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in jail. ® Related StoriesNew York students threatened in online 'hit list'
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