So DD tells me that this is what they did in school today.......

nessamestreet · January 2011

They did a Hide N seek drill (thats what she calls it). They turn off the lights and they go to the far corner of the room and duck down until the lady comes over the intercom and says its all clear Indifferent I know its good practice for them to know what to do but OMG I was sooo not what I wanted to hear. I mean we never did that in school and I am just so shocked that schools have come to have to practice this! I just wow! Im not mad I just am a little taken back from this you know! Does your preschoolers do this at all?

Edit~~ This was not a fire or tornado drill. This was more for like a gunman or intruder~~~~~

AnnapolisLari · January 2011

Eh, we had tornado drills regularly when I was growing up. Same sort of thing- get into the hall and duck and cover until they told us all clear.

I would rather they know how to behave in some kind of emergency situation than there be total chaos and injuries that could be avoided.

shouldbworkin · January 2011

what was the point of that? Sounds kind of like a tornado drill to me. Don't remember doing them in PS, but we did in elementary. I'm not sure if DS would ever be aware of his school being on lockdown, though. Maybe only if it was recess time and they couldn't go out.

EMT · January 2011

were they preparing for a gunman or something? I guess it's better to be prepared. There was a shooting at an elementary in my town a couple of months ago. Luckily, he didn't kill anyone (just wounded a couple kindergartners Indifferent ) before some good samaritans tackled him.

nessamestreet · January 2011

it was more like if there was an intruder in the school type thing. They were not allowed to make any noise at all. They had to also make sure it looked like no one was in the room. Tornado ones I can understand but really for a lockdown I just wasnt prepared for them to be teaching the kids that. I am glad just in case but man to really sit here and think that this could happen scares the crap outta me!!!!

nessamestreet · January 2011

Yes it was like they were practicing for a Gunman or something like that!

AnnapolisLari · January 2011

I think that in this day and age, it's a little naive to think that they wouldn't do intruder drills and lockdown practice. There are a lot of truly crazy people out there. I wouldn't want my kid to be one of the ones killed because he doesn't know how to behave when they need them to be.

rookiemom · January 2011

I would feel the same way in your shoes--freaked out to think of a preschooler having to practice for something like that, especially if it happened out of the blue. I agree it's smart to prepare them, but it just sucks that we live in a world where it's necessary.

lildevil968 · January 2011

Sounds like an Active Shooter exercise. The Schools, and Military bases around here do them every month.

meghans30 · January 2011

I teahc in a public high school. After 9/11, we had to have a security plan in place and practice a security drill it 2x per year. We do exactly what your child described; lock the door, turn off lights, and go to the furthest corner until we are told the drill is over. It sounds scarey, but when you hear reports of school shootings and such I believe it is necessary.

nessamestreet · January 2011

I know its good that they are doing this but man I wasnt really expecting it for some reason. I am very happy that they are doing this and that my kid will know what to do if something were to happen but it makes it even more real when my 4 year old tells me thats what she did in school today.

I dont think its bad at all I was just shocked because thats not what I thought she was going to tell me lol.

I am all for this by the way!!!!

jlw2505 · January 2011

Both of my kids school do regular fire and tornado drills

stephsteph77 · January 2011

In our district we are required to have a "Lockdown Drill" once a month. We turn off all the lights, cover the windows, and sit on the floor until the principal gives the all clear. In the 9 years I've been here we've never had a real lockdown, but they have them all the time at other schools. Just last week 4 schools were on lockdown for 2 hours because the police were searching for a suspect in a robbery on a busy street near one of the schools. They caught the guy and everyone went back to normal.

J&A2008 · January 2011

AnnapolisLari:
I think that in this day and age, it's a little naive to think that they wouldn't do intruder drills and lockdown practice. There are a lot of truly crazy people out there. I wouldn't want my kid to be one of the ones killed because he doesn't know how to behave when they need them to be.

THIS. Good for your school for being on top of it.

kancell724 · January 2011

I live close to where this happened too. It's scary to think it could happen when our kids are at school but better to be prepared.

EMT:

were they preparing for a gunman or something? I guess it's better to be prepared. There was a shooting at an elementary in my town a couple of months ago. Luckily, he didn't kill anyone (just wounded a couple kindergartners ) before some good samaritans tackled him.

Lisa102304 · January 2011

-auntie-:
It's shelter in place.

Most common risk is a classmate's non-custodial parent.

Yep. We practice them a few times a year. Lights out, locked door, drawn blinds, my computer off, cover door/window if possible. All kids hide along the side of the room you cannot see from the hall.

Usually it is a non-custodial parent trying to take their kid. I had to practice with my kids earlier this year - I had a child who was legally removed from his parents (mom in rehab dad just released from jail) and they were looking for the kid to snatch him.

NewNameSameGame · January 2011

and our parents (or maybe grandparents??) hid under desks from bombs....probably scary for them too.

The preschool my son goes to is less than a mile away from where a school shooting took place earlier this month. He wasn't at school when it happened, but those who WERE there did go into "code red" As did my girls' school.

Also---at my girls' school, 5 or 6 years ago they had an incident where a deer freaked out and jumped through a glass window. It was a very dangerous situation for the entire school and everyone in it. A drill like this can help keep people safe....its not always about gunmen....there are other "threats" while totally random and rare, it does help to be prepared...especially in this litigious society.

Sooooo--my girls think that's what Code Reds are for...in case a wild animal gets into the building. They practice them a few times a year and I'm glad they do.

luckyluvr · January 2011

Since Columbine and later Virginia Tech, schools have been doing this. We have a special clearance code and lockdown procedure at the hs I teach at. Only once have they had a real lockdown, and it was b/c a murderer was in town to get his son who was a middle school student, so they shut all the campuses. When I was in hs in the 90's we had bomb drills all the time. In 6th grade, we had a primitive lockdown where we all had to drop to the ground (even on the playground) thanks to a man named Patrick Purdy who shot up a Stockton playground at recess in '89. At the time it gave me nightmares to have the drill. It's scary, but necessary stuff.

Littlejen22 · January 2011

Scary thing is that if there is a gunman hiding in the corner is not the answer. No, our preschool never did that.

littlemermaid · January 2011

My kids' school call them "Lockdown" drills.

knmommy · January 2011

yep, lockdown drills. They also do fire and Tornado drills.

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beautiflaw · January 2011

After the Columbine shootings we had a special drill once a month that was for intruders. In case of an intruder they announced over the intercom for all teachers with "DL Files" needed to bring them to the office. DL meant Doors Locked. So all the teachers would lock the doors to the classrooms and we had to be quiet, until they made a second, identical announcement. I think there was some talk about putting a shade over the small windows on the doors so no one could see if there were students in the classroom, but then there were some sexual assault issues so they decided that they would keep the windows unshaded for that reason.

*Amy* · January 2011

We did this when I taught elementary school. It was called a code red drill.

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