This has got to be the most asinine, irresponsible, insensitive, sleazy and reckless act of a local TV news team. It is NOT the responsibility of a hack news reporter to trespass on school grounds and simulate a break in, especially in the hours following a horrible tragedy that has crippled confidence of parents and educators. WDIV producers green lighted this amateurish and immature action and put their reporter in harms way. If this reporter had been apprehended, arrested, beaten or shot by security, it would have justified given the heighten sense of potential threat. It is illegal to joke about a bomb while in a security check point in an airport. Yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded public is not protected speech. The behavior of WDIV on Monday is not a protected right to report news. They were attempting to create their own ‘news’.

It is my hope that Mr. Hill will pen a letter to FCC to ensure WDIV is reprimanded, fined, punished, etc… for this stupid, stupid act.

When my 10-year-old son told me about a man being on school grounds and that they had to have indoor recess, I was concerned. When he went on to say that "the little kids" we're afraid and that they were saying this man was "the killer," I was saddened for them and a bit worried. After reading this article, I am furious! This is unacceptable. I think the station should have to face some ramifications for disrupting our children, teachers and all of the concerned parents who were probably a little on edge already. I cannot believe they would choose the first day of school after the horrible incident in Connecticut to do this!

I have watched an enormous amount of somber reporting from WDIV in the last few days. All of it justified, and apparently fake. I guess the old adage is true...You can't always believe what people say, but you can always believe what they do. The owners and employees of WDIV have shown their true colors. It's just another example of a corporation exploiting the anguish of real people like you and me all in the name of the almighty dollar. I will never watch Channel 4 WDIV again.

Yeah, a reporter can trespass on school property and try to break in whenever he wants to. Because, uh, er, well, because he is a bigshot reporter. Fine him and put him in jail for a few days.

First,My daughter informed me of the incident on Monday after school, I did not believe her until I saw the report on West Bloomfield Patch. Totally unbelievable, reckless, and stupid. Secondly,The West Bloomfield School District should have notified the parents immediately. Letters came home a day later. (tuesday)

A letter sent out today from the Superintendent, Gerald D. Hill, suggests that it was a Gretchko parent who contacted the news station and expressed concern that the doors at the school were unlocked and that people could gain access without using the normal secure entry system.

I am a 4th grade school teacher and can't believe a reporter would be so cruel and go around rattling locked doors the first school day after the shooting in CT. On Monday I was worried that the children had seen some of the horrible coverage on television and went to work with a heavy heart. What if something like that happened here? Would I be able to keep the children calm and reassure them that they would be OK? If a shooter busted into my classroom what would I throw at him in an effort to make him drop his gun? How would I deal with the horrors that the teachers in Newtown are now facing? I was worried and my main focus was on making the day as normal as possible. Throughout the day I found myself triple checking visitors to make sure they had guest tags. I am infuriated that the reporter did not stop to think about how his trying to gain entry through locked doors might scare and traumatize students and staff. Haven't we all been through enough worrying, cried enough tears, and worked through numerous "What ifs"? Shame on the reporter and on the parent (mentioned by another reader) for not contacting the school to ask about safety procedures instead of causing havoc and fear in innocent educators and teachers!

is it possible the same concerned parent that called WDIV has a concern with the security at walled lake schools? Was told by a co worker she received an e mail re same situation.