We were on lockdown at school today, which really wasn't as exciting as it sounds. There was a shooting nearby yesterday involving some students from the local high school. One was killed, the other is badly injured. They haven't caught the shooter yet. So we had to search all the kids' bookbags, which really didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. First of all, it got them all worked up, and we were supposed to keep them calm. Second of all, my students were indignant that I thought they had the murder weapon. I tried not to say much about it, but they aren't stupid. I guess there's always the chance of retaliation, though; when someone gets shot, there is usually some kind of retaliation. So they probably wanted us to make sure none of our kids were involved in any way.
We also had to keep our classroom doors locked all day. I was kind of disappointed that we just had a boring old staff meeting to tell us to do this. It would have been much more exciting if they had made an announcement using the secret code, and I had to go over and lock the door, pretending to be all casual while worrying that there was a gunman in the building. But let's hope they never have to use that code. I worry about my kids and all the violence they deal with.
We also had to keep our classroom doors locked all day. I was kind of disappointed that we just had a boring old staff meeting to tell us to do this. It would have been much more exciting if they had made an announcement using the secret code, and I had to go over and lock the door, pretending to be all casual while worrying that there was a gunman in the building. But let's hope they never have to use that code. I worry about my kids and all the violence they deal with.
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