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My 6-year-old son had an active shooter drill at school today
- Thread starter ElectricBlanketFire
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Really? I graduated in 2003 and we never had one. I'm sure it depends we're in America you went to school. And what grade. I'm in Oregon, one of the first big school shootings was in Oregon when I was in high school, so I'm kind of surprised we never did them here.
We had lockdown drills going through school, but that was just for any general threat. The only times we really locked down were when a large cat (e.g. mountain lion) was spotted near the school and when an armed robbery hit a business like a mile away from us. The fact that they've gotten so specific is... Troubling, to say the least.
30 now, had tornado and fire drills in school (elementary, middle, and I think high school), but never an active shooter drill.
Grew up in a medium-small town in the midwest, though. Type of place people left their doors unlocked without worry.
Grew up in a medium-small town in the midwest, though. Type of place people left their doors unlocked without worry.
It's insane to me that rather than attempt to resolve the mass shooter problem, rather than legislate to reduce the issue, America has instead chosen to twist their society to normalise and accommodate the mass shooter problem.
I forgot I did these. I'm in Canada. So I never thought of these as shooting drills. I always assumed they were kidnapping drills. Somebody coming to get a kid.
same, had to do these from elementary school till high school.
This is so insane that I felt ashamed just watching it, and I'm not even American. You fail your children, there's no other way to put it.
To be fair, my kids had such a drill in school yesterday. We're in France, the fear terrorist attacks is huge.
This became a thing after columbine. I remember having to do this when I was in high school 20 years ago.
It's sensible to have these with the way things are, I get that, it still doesn't stop it being a sad state of affairs. It's so horrible that blood money is prioritised over human lives. All so a bunch of brainwashed fucks can have fantasies about being the good guy with a gun, blowing away other humans for trying to steal their stuff, spouting nonsense about freedom while their kids are forced to practice barricading themselves into their classrooms.
You guys have more shooter drills in a year than we have fire drills over here.
Shit's whack in your country.
We do these in my school. In Taiwan, where personal guns are illegal and there is no real threat of violence in schools. It's more about appearances and security theater than anything, for us, but it could save lives in the US.
Yeah, run > hide > fight is taught these days, as surrendering or hiding when you have the chance to run are thought to be ineffective.
Yeah, run > hide > fight is taught these days, as surrendering or hiding when you have the chance to run are thought to be ineffective.
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I guess I was naive to think this kind of drill wasn't commonplace for Kindergarten. The way he described it as "Sheep, Shepherd, Wolf" was some sort of dystopian Radiohead lyric.
I mean you're more likely to have an active shooter than a fire now, so these drills are necessary. It's really hard having to look at their faces during the drill though.
Also not too be base but the previous generations had to deal with nuclear bomb drills. The generation before THAT with physical punishment in the class, etc
Although in Europe it's all been better
I'm sure it's gonna change. The cultural tide is coming in
Yeah, I used to be a substitute teacher back in 2005-2006, and had to do a couple of these. The first time it happened, I didn't know what the hell was going on; one of the kids had to tell me that it was a "Lockdown" drill.
It's fucked up that this kind of thing is needed, but that's where the US is at right now.
It's fucked up that this kind of thing is needed, but that's where the US is at right now.
Same. Lockdown drills when I was in high school, and I'm 27 now
You had a terrorist/active shooter drill in school? When was the last time such a thing happened in a school in France?
well they do have more active shooters than they have real fires.
They have done it every year since Paris attacks I think.
They love it lol.
My daughter was super happy yesterday to do this. It's a game for them it seems.
I've lived in the US all my life, leaving the house is part of life. Yes, we have shootings. Yes, it is tragic and horrible but you cannot refuse to leave your house your entire life. As horrible as it is, you "get use to" it happening.
I had bomb threats in my high school all the time after Columbine. It was scary but we all had to go on with our schooling and life. We never had active shooter drills.
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Here, lockdowns are classified as either soft or hard. Soft ones include locking the door, covering the door window, and having the kids stay quiet in one corner of the room. I've yet to see what a hard one consists of.
Of the dozen I've seen, I think I've seen 3 "failed" drills because one student, sometimes a group, won't take it seriously and act like the shooter's there shooting them. It's a joke to them.
Of the dozen I've seen, I think I've seen 3 "failed" drills because one student, sometimes a group, won't take it seriously and act like the shooter's there shooting them. It's a joke to them.
I think most schools have had these drills but lately they are becoming more important to have even for your work place. You would think as time goes on future generations wouldn't have to deal with it (think of the Nuke scare of past, hiding under desk etc) but shootings is still very relevant.
Until people in gov grow a pair, shootings will keep happening. Some bad faith actors just like to make really loud noises because they dont want to lose money or some sick need to have guns.
Until people in gov grow a pair, shootings will keep happening. Some bad faith actors just like to make really loud noises because they dont want to lose money or some sick need to have guns.
I guess maybe in America it's worse because it's an actual situation that could happen.
Active shooter drills may as well be part of the curriculum now.
How to hide.
How to barricade.
How to reduce your profile to shooters.
Etc .. etc...
Teachers can give their students a survivability score. The higher the score, the better chance you have of not being murdered.
Who are the "dogs" aka good guys with a gun? /s
I feel for you EBF, the gun situation in the U.S. is completely FUBAR.
I feel for you EBF, the gun situation in the U.S. is completely FUBAR.
Yeah, she says she has a drill every month, but most are for fire drills etc
My son is 4 and has been doing active shooter drills at preschool since he was 2 years old. "Emotional" is one way to describe the sheer anger I feel every time one is coming around. The absurdity of drilling two year olds to avoid bullets is so beyond surreal that it has caused me to question my own sanity.
