stepdaughter's school went on lockdown
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
San Jose, California
March 14, 2018 6:18pm CST
A few hours ago, my stepdaughter called her father in a panic -- some threatening graffiti had been found at the school and they went on lockdown.
She was safe; she was absent from school today, but understandably terrified. The graffiti, written in a bathroom stall in marker, stated, "I'm shooting the school tomorrow at 1". During the lockdown, police searched the campus for weapons. None were found, the lockdown was lifted a few hours later, and the students resumed their rally for gun control in solidarity with many other high school students across the country today.
Classes for tomorrow are canceled. I'm so glad she was home today. I'm still a bit shaken.
Photo from Twitter.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
It's really scary right now. I'm hearing about several other incidents like this happening today too.
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@NJChicaa (127128)
• United States
15 Mar 18
@spiderdust It is a fact of life these days unfortunately.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
@NJChicaa It's not supposed to be.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
15 Mar 18
My God there are some hideous people about. I am watching a programme on the British terror attacks we had last year and it just reduces me to tears; the Manchester Bombing, the car that drove into crowds on Westminster Bridge, all those lives gone and families devastated. The shootings in your schools are so frightening .. we live in terrifying times.
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
15 Mar 18
@spiderdust Yes that's the latest and Salisbury is in Wiltshire the same county as I live in although it's not that close to us. The agent and his daughter are still in a critical condition. I'm afraid to visit any big cities these days. I hope your stepdaughter is ok .. she must be so frightened.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
We really do. I've been watching on the news about what's taking place in your neck of the woods... that Russian agent who was poisoned? 
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
15 Mar 18
I´m so glad she is fine. It is such a shame that schools are not safe places any longer.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
15 Mar 18
@spiderdust I haven´t read much about the school protests in the US here.
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it was somehow related to the school protests around the country.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
@marguicha Here's some more information about it. I generally trust this site to have accurate news with minimal bias.
Students across the country are walking out of school and holding a 17-minute moment of silence on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland school shooting in Florida. Follow here for the latest.
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@LadyDuck (502429)
• Italy
15 Mar 18
@spiderdust I hope it's only a prank, a very stupid prank.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
I hope they find out who did it. I hope it's a prank, but there's been so many shootings at schools.
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@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Apr 18
We had a couple schools go on lockdown a few days ago because of a guy barricaded in a house nearby.
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@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Apr 18
@spiderdust - It actually happens quite a lot here, usually when the cops are after someone.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
16 Apr 18
@teamfreak16 Yeah, we had that happen at my oldest daughter's school once when the police were looking for someone in the area. It was still pretty scary, even though we knew it wasn't happening on campus.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Mar 18
Im glad she's is okay. Its completely understandable that you both are shaken.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
I know she would have been an absolute wreck if she had been at school today. Thank goodness everyone was all right.
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
@thislittlepennyearns She's 15. This is the image of the graffiti that students and parents were sharing on Instagram.
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Mar 18
@spiderdust How old is she? Im glad they are all okay too. The preschool where one of my managers granddaughters attends was on lock down a couple weeks ago because somebody called and said they were going to bomb it.
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
15 Mar 18
How very scary for all of the kids.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
It really was. I think it definitely added more fuel to their rally too.
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
15 Mar 18
Oh my. I can definitely understand you both being scared. I would be too. Glad she was safe
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
So am I! I don't think I've ever been so glad for someone to be home sick.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
15 Mar 18
@spiderdust hopefully that won't happen again
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@Deepizzaguy (122132)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Mar 18
I know what you mean since some people blame the news media for reporting these school shootings a lot that can and will inspire copycats or someone who wants his or her "Fifteen minutes of fame."
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
That's not exactly what I mean. I think they *should* be reported.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Mar 18
So am I. I'm thankful that it's only as bad as this, and not much worse.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
15 Mar 18
When is this madness going to end??!
I'm happy your stepdaughter is safe and no harm came to anyone else.
