The parents already know about this; it's the non-parents who need to watch it. I was explaining to the 9YO the other day about duck and cover, and she decided that sounded preferable to "bad guy practice".
Also, not all parents know this. I just recently found out how often my kids (who are now adults) had active shooter drills. They regarded it as normal and not something worth telling Mom about, like I wouldn't tell my folks every time we had a fire drill or a nuclear attack drill. It's not normal.
I probably get eight or ten emails a year from the school about, when they are going to have a drill, how the drill went, how to talk to the kid about it, what resources are available.
Truly chilling.
ReplyDeleteChilling. Very chilling indeed.
ReplyDeleteThe parents already know about this; it's the non-parents who need to watch it. I was explaining to the 9YO the other day about duck and cover, and she decided that sounded preferable to "bad guy practice".
ReplyDeleteThe difference between nuclear attack drills and active shooter drills is that the nuclear attack never happened.
ReplyDeleteAlso, not all parents know this. I just recently found out how often my kids (who are now adults) had active shooter drills. They regarded it as normal and not something worth telling Mom about, like I wouldn't tell my folks every time we had a fire drill or a nuclear attack drill. It's not normal.
ReplyDeleteAh sorry, I wasn't trying to excuse or normalize the behavior of either school shooters or potential nuclear Armageddon.
ReplyDeleteI didn't mean to come across as upset. No need to apologize!
ReplyDeleteI probably get eight or ten emails a year from the school about, when they are going to have a drill, how the drill went, how to talk to the kid about it, what resources are available.
ReplyDeleteHeart breaker ...geez, what a country.
ReplyDeleteGet rid of your government, they're working not for you.
Instead of paper over the window, how about shooting the shooter?
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