Is that a burrito in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

A junior high school boy in New Mexico, Michael Morrissey, caused quite a scare when he walked in to his school with a "30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos."

A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.

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The burrito was part of Morrissey's extra-credit assignment to create commercial advertising for a product.

"We had to make up a product and it could have been anything. I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddly large burritos," Morrissey said.

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...the mystery was solved after she (the principal) brought everyone in the school together in the auditorium to explain what was going on.

"The kid was sitting there as I'm describing this (report of a student with a suspicious package) and he's thinking, 'Oh, my gosh, they're talking about my burrito.'"

Now, if this had happened in Florida, the boy would have been pumped full of bullets the minute he walked in the door.