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Originally Posted by judyeve  I'm so sorry you and your children had to go through this. When I was teaching, we got used to it, but never completely. I don't like that they knew there was a problem yesterday with this kid passing out notes. They still kept the school open today when they got a phone call and had to go on lockdown. That's too scary for the kids and for the parents.
Anyway, thank God nothing happened! |
That also bothered me, that they had knowledge of a potential problem and blew it off. One parent told me that there were 7 cop cars parked in front of the school at 8 AM. I dropped off my kids at 7:50, had I known this I would have turned around and gone home. My younger daughters school was not in lockdown, but the gates were all closed up and they were not allowed to go to recess today. My daughters teacher has two kids at West High so she left in a panic. I did notice that the teachers and staff appeared calm, but us parents were not. They did not seem at all organized for a scare like this which worries me a little. My daughter said the lights were turned off, doors locked and they could hear people (police officers) walking on the roof. I think that made it seem worse to her than it was, so she is very shakin up. My son thinks he is indestructable. He said "nothing is gonna happen. I am just glad I get to miss school for the rest of the day."
