Intruder Alert

It is sooo sad that children have to be drilled for something like that but it is good the school is doing that. With all the crazies running around u just don't know what's going to happen next.

As sad as it may seem, it's a sign of the times. When I was a kid I remember having to duck under my desk for air raid drills. I was about 6-7 years old. I was in Catholic School and when we heard the air raid signal go off we were all told to get under our desks and cover our heads with our arms over them. It was kind of funny because my teacher, a nun, would crouch behind her desk. To me it reminded me of the witch in the Wizard of Oz when she was slowly melting. I would always start giggling and end up in the Mother Owen's office. (That's what we called the principal.) The Principal would call my parents and then I'd get a lecture from my parents when I got home. This went on for maybe the first quarter until one day my father and mother asked me just what was so funny about it. I asked them if they remembered the witch in the Wizard of Oz when she was melting? My mother got this light bulb look of the image of what I was saying and then snorted back a laugh as she quickly left the dinning room and busted out laughing in the kitchen. My father, who couldn't make the same quick exit, was left at the table with his head down. I noticed that his shoulders were shaking. He was laughing too, but was trying to keep it under wraps. After they both got themselves together and put their parent faces back in place, they told me that even though the drills at the time may seem funny I had to remember that one day it could be a real drill and then it wouldn't be that funny anymore. I tried, I really did, but I just couldn't stop the giggling. I learned to do it quieter though...lol

We had something like that when i was younger... a person was on our field with a weapon apparently.. the police were called and we were locked into halls and rooms. It is worrying in the least. Most of us were frightened.

They call it lock-down at my daughter's school. She is in first grade and when she first told me about this, it scared me to a certain extent. You are right, we didn't have to worry about things like this when we were children. Now, however, the world is a different place. When I was in school, we didn't have to buzz into the school, we just walked in and out as we and our parents pleased. Now, they have to keep track of every person that is in the school at all times. Though the thought is scary to me, I really like the fact that the schools are doing everything in their power to make sure that our children are safe while they are in the care of the schools.