Posted on 09/22/2013 11:39:38 AM PDT by marktwain
In a discussion on freerepublic.com about the Navy Yard active shooter situation, MacMattico posted this response about how the children in his daughter's school responded to an active shooter exercise:
First week of school, my daughter's entire school was put on lockdown. They couldn't leave their classes and doors (including classroom doors) were locked. Some idiot had called in a threat is all we have been told.
The boys started speaking up first, telling the teacher if we hear gun shots we're not sitting here and the teacher repeated they were suppose to stay seated until the lockdown was lifted.
Fortunately, nothing happened but the class had already made plans to use the fire escape window to get out if a gunman approached, and how to quickly move a large piece of furniture in front of the door to afford more escape time. The fastest kid in the class volunteered to be the first out the fire escape to run as fast as he could to see if it was safe down there. The girls were in on the plan, to, but chivalry is not dead as the boys said they would help the girls get out first.
The teacher said even if there's gun fire, the plan is to stay seated. One kid told her then you can stay seated next to the door and keep look out while we get out.Notice that the students were not worried about breaking regulations. They were worried about survival. They created a plan based on developing circumstances, not one that had to work in all situations. They were not disrespectful, they simply refused to allow the teacher to dictate to them that they must die in place.
Must have been high school...
Probably juniors or seniors
Forgot to ping you.
Here is the article.
Maybe you can answer questions.
IIRC a lot of children died in the chicago catholic school fire of 1959 (?) because the nun teacher told them to remain seated as the flames came down the hall. first disaster i remember as an 8 year old and it freaked me out.
Last Spring my youngest school went into lockdown mode due to a break in attempt at the senior housing next door to the school. (He was a High School freshman at the time.) Since this is Connecticut, we have had the discussion on what to do in these situations, regardless of what the school tells you. Run, Hide, Fight.
Get out if you can, no matter what the teacher tell you. You can’t run and you have a good place to hide, them his. Neither of those options available, get a group together and fight. You all won’t make it, but some of you will.
them his = Then do that
Grrrr
The teacher might be no dummy. I know teachers who do “drills” by the book because they have to, but they say there’s no way they’re staying in that room if it’s the real thing. They are outta there is the common solution.
All of them want covertly armed teachers, bullet proof glass on the doors and windows, and alternate exits from their rooms.
It only makes sense.
Hard to tell on the Internet...
I do not have the ability to edit what is on freerepublic.
It’s fine! The name does sound kind of “manly”!
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