[moovova]

I'll say it one more time for you...maybe it will sink in:

"...uh...maybe that’s why it’s good to practice these scenerios...to work out the problems."

Here's a hypothetical staff meeting AFTER the recent PRACTICE relocation drill:

Principal says: "Staff, any one have any suggestions as to how we can improve our next relocation drill?"

Staff members suggest:
"A bus ran out of gas. Make sure there is enough gas in each bus."
"Have a couple of big RubberMaid tubs of snacks and drinks ready to go with each bus."
"Make sure each bus has a walky-talky."
"Have maps in each bus showing alternative routes."
"Oh yeah...please, please, please...let's notify the parents by mail, robo-call, and student notes WELL IN ADVANCE of the event. Remember all the parent calls we got?"

Principal replies: "ALL good suggestions...especially the one about notifying the parents. We should also get permission slips signed."

[Gennie]

And I will say it again, why is it that they did not obtain permission for a planned event. They managed to plan for the drill but couldn't plan for permission slips? You think it's okay for a school district to move children from one location to another without consulting parents? What if those buses got into an accident during this drill and the parents were unaware that their children were even going to be on the buses to begin with???? Imagine getting a call that your kid has been in a bus accident while you assumed they were going to be on school property performing a drill. BTW, your argument is moot because the superintendent, per the article, said:

"We are not taking them out of town, they are going to be on school buses and school property, so no, no I don't think we have to have parent consent to practice a drill."

They don't feel they even need it to begin with.