Did you Receive Notification of Lockdown Drills?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids what the lockdown drill is for, and I tell them to loudly say "Republicans don't care if we get shot in school!" So you might have to explain that one when your kids get home. Since the adults won't help them, I am teaching my kids to advocate for their generation themselves.

I hope you're joking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids what the lockdown drill is for, and I tell them to loudly say "Republicans don't care if we get shot in school!" So you might have to explain that one when your kids get home. Since the adults won't help them, I am teaching my kids to advocate for their generation themselves.

They are supposed to be silent during a lockdown drill.

OP, I don’t ever recall them notifying us in advance in APS, and I’ve got a kid in 5th grade. They also don’t notify us about fire, tornado, and earthquake drills. They don’t talk overtly about guns, etc either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We got this on 9/4/19 (i.e., the day before the first drill):

Every school facility in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has in place crisis management and emergency preparedness plans, designed with the help of the school system’s security planning staff, local law enforcement, and emergency management officials. The plans include procedures to respond to critical incidents, like fire and tornadoes, and we practice these drills regularly. Currently, we participate in a fire drill once a week within the first twenty instructional days of the new school year and once a month thereafter. We also participate in a tornado drill in March. Additionally, all Fairfax County Public Schools participate in a drill, called a lockdown drill.

While we have no reason to believe that any threat of violence will arise, it is always best to be prepared. It is important to train students and staff members so that we can effectively implement a lockdown in the event one becomes necessary. Training helps ensure a calmer, more effective lockdown.

To implement this training, [School] will conduct 2 lockdown drills in September. The drills will occur on Thursday, September 5 and Wednesday, September 18. A lockdown drill is generally short, typically lasting no longer than a fire drill.

OP here -- that was exactly what I would have liked to have received. It is helpful for me to know that other schools in the district did this, thanks.

I got one of these emails as well. Different day for our drill, but almost the exact same email otherwise. Both my kid's elementary and high school sent them.

[Anonymous]

We also receive the notification.

DC is in 5th grade. Their school had a power outage. DC came home and told me they heard a loud noise, the power went out, that she and a few friends freaked because they thought there was a shooter. I understand the need for lockdown drills but I'm troubled that this what our children are faced with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids what the lockdown drill is for, and I tell them to loudly say "Republicans don't care if we get shot in school!" So you might have to explain that one when your kids get home. Since the adults won't help them, I am teaching my kids to advocate for their generation themselves.

OMG. Your poor kids.

[Anonymous]

My school sends home an email notification a day or so prior. Some of the students think they are "fun". I'm not sure why. Last year when they announced on the morning announcements that there would be a lockdown drill, some of my students cheered. This year a few just said something like, "Yay. Lockdown drills are fun!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Earth quake drills? Interesting. I had those in California but I would not expect them here. I mean, we had the one a while back.

It is weird to think about but we're actually in a zone. It is one of the reasons why the "new" WW Bridge is a bridge and not a tunnel, which was one of the options presented way back when. A tunnel was deemed not feasible because of the concerns about earthquakes and the cost/process to build a tunnel given those concerns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids what the lockdown drill is for, and I tell them to loudly say "Republicans don't care if we get shot in school!" So you might have to explain that one when your kids get home. Since the adults won't help them, I am teaching my kids to advocate for their generation themselves.

OMG. Your poor kids.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These lockdown drills happen at all the schools just like fire drills happen at the school.

They don't overtly talk about guns, shooting or bombs and infernos for that matter. It's more about falling instructions, knowing what to do if they get separated during a drill (Mrs. Smith's class meets over by that tree).

If there was talk about guns, shootings, bad guys, bombs, etc then it most likely came from the other kids.

Yup. Older siblings are usually the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids what the lockdown drill is for, and I tell them to loudly say "Republicans don't care if we get shot in school!" So you might have to explain that one when your kids get home. Since the adults won't help them, I am teaching my kids to advocate for their generation themselves.

Yeah, smart move. So you are pretty much ensuring that your own child will PANIC during an emergency. Awesome parenting

HA, they're not panicking. Funny that it makes you uncomfortable though.

Actually democrats don’t either. Why didn’t democrats pass gun legislation when they had the house, the senate, and the presidency?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tell my kids what the lockdown drill is for, and I tell them to loudly say "Republicans don't care if we get shot in school!" So you might have to explain that one when your kids get home. Since the adults won't help them, I am teaching my kids to advocate for their generation themselves.

Yeah, smart move. So you are pretty much ensuring that your own child will PANIC during an emergency. Awesome parenting

HA, they're not panicking. Funny that it makes you uncomfortable though.

Actually democrats don’t either. Why didn’t democrats pass gun legislation when they had the house, the senate, and the presidency?

The actual answer to your question, which you may or may not be interested in, is that democrats did one thing when they had the house, the senate, and the presidency. The biggest thing of our generation. Which the republicans promptly started taking apart piece by piece.

Trump could do one big thing with gun control. But he won't.

[Anonymous]

I'm in ACPS, but yes, we got notification from our school that the drills would be happening over the next few weeks (not the exact day) and an explanation of the protocol and the title of a book they use with the kids.

Then the week of each of the drills there is an additional letter that explains what was in each drill.

[Anonymous]

I have a kid in preschool. How do they alert the school of an active shooter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid in preschool. How do they alert the school of an active shooter?

I think they'd figure it out when they hear gunfire and see victims.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid in preschool. How do they alert the school of an active shooter?

Uh they don’t. The school figures it out when a dude with a gun comes in and starts shooting the place up. There’s no advance warning system like for weather.