HIgh School Scare (73)
In response to: My office is a two minute walk from the city's high school. There is a pre-school on the ground floor of where I work. We have safety measures and emergency procedures in place here because of the children and the close proximity to the high school.
Today a strange man entered the high school while students were in class. We received a call from the local police to go on lock-down. Although the pre-school is always locked for safety measure, here where the upstairs' offices are located, our outdoor access doors are usually locked, but today we had several meetings going on and people needed access to the building.
Lock-down in the pre-school area means teachers get the children all into one room. All window blinds are pulled down so that no one can see inside. In case an intruder gets in, the teachers are to as quickly as possible, get the children out through a window. If on the playground, then to surround the children and try and get them over a fence and instructed to run to a neighbor's home. These are children from newborns to 5 years of age. That they even have to know these things makes me so sad.
The man turned out to be a news reporter to see how the school would react. I bet the reporter doesn't realize the text and phone calls parents' received, how here we had scared frightened infants crammed into a room, how the older people attending the meetings here were so distressed.
Do you feel this news reporter's actions were correct? If yes, how so?
If not, should there be some consequences to his actions?
Today a strange man entered the high school while students were in class. We received a call from the local police to go on lock-down. Although the pre-school is always locked for safety measure, here where the upstairs' offices are located, our outdoor access doors are usually locked, but today we had several meetings going on and people needed access to the building.
Lock-down in the pre-school area means teachers get the children all into one room. All window blinds are pulled down so that no one can see inside. In case an intruder gets in, the teachers are to as quickly as possible, get the children out through a window. If on the playground, then to surround the children and try and get them over a fence and instructed to run to a neighbor's home. These are children from newborns to 5 years of age. That they even have to know these things makes me so sad.
The man turned out to be a news reporter to see how the school would react. I bet the reporter doesn't realize the text and phone calls parents' received, how here we had scared frightened infants crammed into a room, how the older people attending the meetings here were so distressed.
Do you feel this news reporter's actions were correct? If yes, how so?
If not, should there be some consequences to his actions?
Hope they throw the Book at that Idiot,and it ought to be a rather large one!
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Conrad73: Hope they throw the Book at that Idiot,and it ought to be a rather large one!
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I wonder if arrest and fines are warranted in this case?
No doubt he is trying to put together a news story about the emergency preparedness of the local high school, or trying for a sensationalism story.
No doubt he is trying to put together a news story about the emergency preparedness of the local high school, or trying for a sensationalism story.
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what a fright!
totally incorrect. but this is part of their ''shows''
I really doubt they care.
totally incorrect. but this is part of their ''shows''
I really doubt they care.
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minnie50: what a fright!
totally incorrect. but this is part of their ''shows''
I really doubt they care.
totally incorrect. but this is part of their ''shows''
I really doubt they care.
I wish I could know what the reporter's name is right now so that I could contact the news station to inform of the impact of his actions 2 minutes away.
A few of the elderly people that were here wanted to leave, they were feeling helpless and frightened, and it was quite uncomfortable keeping them calm, reassured, and not allowing them to get out the doors.
We were in lock-down mode for about an hour and a half until we got the all clear from the police. Thankfully, one of the children in our pre-school's parent is a policeman on the local force and he keeps us updated within seconds of anything that goes on. A few weeks ago, the police received a report that there were shots fired at the school and we locked down within 60 seconds. It turned out to be a box of flourescent tube lightbulbs that had fallen off a shelf in a storage room and the sound they made were like shots.
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Bloody Nora, that's horrible.
Perhaps the consequences of his actions could be listening to how it made people feel, including testimony from children, students, teachers, parents, everyone.
And maybe that he funds that project.
Perhaps the consequences of his actions could be listening to how it made people feel, including testimony from children, students, teachers, parents, everyone.
And maybe that he funds that project.
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Kaybee50: A few weeks ago, the police received a report that there were shots fired at the school and we locked down within 60 seconds. It turned out to be a box of flourescent tube lightbulbs that had fallen off a shelf in a storage room and the sound they made were like shots.
My goodness, you live with so much fear.
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jac379: Bloody Nora, that's horrible.
Perhaps the consequences of his actions could be listening to how it made people feel, including testimony from children, students, teachers, parents, everyone.
And maybe that he funds that project.
Perhaps the consequences of his actions could be listening to how it made people feel, including testimony from children, students, teachers, parents, everyone.
And maybe that he funds that project.
That's what I'm thinking too Jac. He probably doesn't have a clue there is a pre-school in close proximity and that we actually have been pro-active in this surreal world of school shootings.
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That is an immature and unprofessional way to conduct oneself.
I know in the UK he would be arrested and charged.
I hope the children and adults involved manage to come to terms with what happened.
I know in the UK he would be arrested and charged.
I hope the children and adults involved manage to come to terms with what happened.
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jac379: My goodness, you live with so much fear.
No, just on days like today.
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rebel2: That is an immature and unprofessional way to conduct oneself.
I know in the UK he would be arrested and charged.
I hope the children and adults involved manage to come to terms with what happened.
I know in the UK he would be arrested and charged.
I hope the children and adults involved manage to come to terms with what happened.
That is what is eating at me T. Children of any age, whether high school or our pre-schools. Imagine the fear and anxiety this is instilling in them that is shaping their minds.
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Kaybee50: My office is a two minute walk from the city's high school. There is a pre-school on the ground floor of where I work. We have safety measures and emergency procedures in place here because of the children and the close proximity to the high school.
Today a strange man entered the high school while students were in class. We received a call from the local police to go on lock-down. Although the pre-school is always locked for safety measure, here where the upstairs' offices are located, our outdoor access doors are usually locked, but today we had several meetings going on and people needed access to the building.
Lock-down in the pre-school area means teachers get the children all into one room. All window blinds are pulled down so that no one can see inside. In case an intruder gets in, the teachers are to as quickly as possible, get the children out through a window. If on the playground, then to surround the children and try and get them over a fence and instructed to run to a neighbor's home. These are children from newborns to 5 years of age. That they even have to know these things makes me so sad.
The man turned out to be a news reporter to see how the school would react. I bet the reporter doesn't realize the text and phone calls parents' received, how here we had scared frightened infants crammed into a room, how the older people attending the meetings here were so distressed.
Do you feel this news reporter's actions were correct? If yes, how so?
If not, should there be some consequences to his actions?
Today a strange man entered the high school while students were in class. We received a call from the local police to go on lock-down. Although the pre-school is always locked for safety measure, here where the upstairs' offices are located, our outdoor access doors are usually locked, but today we had several meetings going on and people needed access to the building.
Lock-down in the pre-school area means teachers get the children all into one room. All window blinds are pulled down so that no one can see inside. In case an intruder gets in, the teachers are to as quickly as possible, get the children out through a window. If on the playground, then to surround the children and try and get them over a fence and instructed to run to a neighbor's home. These are children from newborns to 5 years of age. That they even have to know these things makes me so sad.
The man turned out to be a news reporter to see how the school would react. I bet the reporter doesn't realize the text and phone calls parents' received, how here we had scared frightened infants crammed into a room, how the older people attending the meetings here were so distressed.
Do you feel this news reporter's actions were correct? If yes, how so?
If not, should there be some consequences to his actions?
It proved that the systems worked. That alone is worth any worries. If it was to be a trail exercise, it just wouldn't have the same urgency behind it.
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Back in the dark days we used to have bomb scares at our schools and universities on a regular basis. As children we were aware of what could be happening but it didn't phase us much since we went through it so often. I can only imagine what parents and teachers must have gone through fearing the worst.
The law should prosecute the reporter to the fullest extent possible, he certainly would face that here.
The law should prosecute the reporter to the fullest extent possible, he certainly would face that here.
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Kaybee50: No, just on days like today.
That reply in itself is telling, KB.
You've had two lockdowns within a few weeks. I probably won't experience anything like that in my entire lifetime.
I agree with your post about how such events may shape the minds of people, especially the youngsters.
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Sorry to hear about that Kaybee. 
Too many things like that are happening and are excused because of the "freedom of press" etc., if he would be prosecuted strictly and an example made of him, other reporters might think twice about doing something like that in the future
Too many things like that are happening and are excused because of the "freedom of press" etc., if he would be prosecuted strictly and an example made of him, other reporters might think twice about doing something like that in the future
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2girlsnocup: It proved that the systems worked. That alone is worth any worries. If it was to be a trail exercise, it just wouldn't have the same urgency behind it.
This is why I wish I could find out who he is, so that he has more in depth knowledge of what happened, things he has no clue about. I have called the police station to receive the report, but they aren't releasing that information yet.
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I'm fine with what the reporter did. The system was tested in a real life scenario, no pre scheduled practice drill. The system was proven effective, real life response and readiness was tested, and a lot was learned. I would think that alone would be reassuring to parents and staff. As mentioned earlier, a drill simply wouldn't have the same urgency to it. The military uses this mentality daily, and I've been thru it a hundred times. It's a valuable tool that has great training merits.
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LadyDiz2: Back in the dark days we used to have bomb scares at our schools and universities on a regular basis. As children we were aware of what could be happening but it didn't phase us much since we went through it so often. I can only imagine what parents and teachers must have gone through fearing the worst.
The law should prosecute the reporter to the fullest extent possible, he certainly would face that here.
The law should prosecute the reporter to the fullest extent possible, he certainly would face that here.
Bomb scares in your youth, tornados and earthquakes in mine. We had tornado drills and earthquake drills on a regular basis, but a bomb or school shooting wasn't in our realm of thinking back then. And I guess we grew up ok. Well, I wouldn't vouch for my total sanity.
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Kaybee50: This is why I wish I could find out who he is, so that he has more in depth knowledge of what happened, things he has no clue about. I have called the police station to receive the report, but they aren't releasing that information yet.
I would say that he knows what has happened. He'd have reported on stories involving lock downs in the past. He'd have got authority from his newspaper or agency, and in order to do the story, he'd have had to get someone to run it.
Was he arrested at the scene? All they'd have on him is trespass. The side effects are not illegal as far as I know.
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Today a strange man entered the high school while students were in class. We received a call from the local police to go on lock-down. Although the pre-school is always locked for safety measure, here where the upstairs' offices are located, our outdoor access doors are usually locked, but today we had several meetings going on and people needed access to the building.
Lock-down in the pre-school area means teachers get the children all into one room. All window blinds are pulled down so that no one can see inside. In case an intruder gets in, the teachers are to as quickly as possible, get the children out through a window. If on the playground, then to surround the children and try and get them over a fence and instructed to run to a neighbor's home. These are children from newborns to 5 years of age. That they even have to know these things makes me so sad.
The man turned out to be a news reporter to see how the school would react. I bet the reporter doesn't realize the text and phone calls parents' received, how here we had scared frightened infants crammed into a room, how the older people attending the meetings here were so distressed.
Do you feel this news reporter's actions were correct? If yes, how so?
If not, should there be some consequences to his actions?