School lockdown... every man for themselves plan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH is a high school teacher. I have told him after all these recent shootings, that in the case of a shooting at his school, I want him to leave out of the nearest exit, get in his car and come home. Of course everyone thinks this is terrible of me but I honestly feel like because his job has pretty relaxed rules in place about a school shooting situation I don’t trust that he would be safe. Does anyone else have a similar idea in these active shooter situations

Good plan, your husband will be known as the coward for the rest of his existence.

Even worse than that teacher who locked 10+ students in the hallway in Florida. http://www.newsweek.com/florida-school-shooting-parkland-marjory-stoneman-douglas-high-school-jim-gard-829714

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we are scared that someone will kill our children with an assault rifle in their classrooms, what will our children be scared about when they have children in school?

School be 100% virtual by then.

That would require caregivers or parents to be at home 24/7 then. Never going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a high school teacher, and that's my plan. I'm a single parent. I'm going to do whatever I can to ensure that I make it home, and I've told my child to expect her teacher to do the same. I'm sorry, but you can't have it both ways. We're villainized constantly regardless of how much we try. I'm sick of every time there's a school shooting that results in a teacher's death, they're lauded as heroes. They're victims. I shouldn't have to choose between making my child an orphan and saving someone else's kid. We don't have metal detectors, armed security, locking doors, or even doors that open into the room that we can barricade. You won't pay me a decent wage for what I do? Fine. At least spend the money to try and give me some sense of security. Instead, we get bullshit about statistics and how it's highly unlikely we'll have a shooting. We're told that metal detectors aren't in the budget. I've told my students that our plan is to toss a chair through the window and make a run for it.

There are good teachers in the world who would take a bullet for one of their students. Then there are people like this...
I think it's great you are honest but I urge you to rethink your career. My DC has teachers like you. I know that if there were a shooting they would run out the door leaving the class there. My kid is 6 by the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a high school teacher, and that's my plan. I'm a single parent. I'm going to do whatever I can to ensure that I make it home, and I've told my child to expect her teacher to do the same. I'm sorry, but you can't have it both ways. We're villainized constantly regardless of how much we try. I'm sick of every time there's a school shooting that results in a teacher's death, they're lauded as heroes. They're victims. I shouldn't have to choose between making my child an orphan and saving someone else's kid. We don't have metal detectors, armed security, locking doors, or even doors that open into the room that we can barricade. You won't pay me a decent wage for what I do? Fine. At least spend the money to try and give me some sense of security. Instead, we get bullshit about statistics and how it's highly unlikely we'll have a shooting. We're told that metal detectors aren't in the budget. I've told my students that our plan is to toss a chair through the window and make a run for it.

There are good teachers in the world who would take a bullet for one of their students. Then there are people like this...
I think it's great you are honest but I urge you to rethink your career. My DC has teachers like you. I know that if there were a shooting they would run out the door leaving the class there. My kid is 6 by the way.

I think this is extremely unfair of you to say. I would expect anyone to think of their own child first. I wouldn't expect my child's teacher to have to be a hero. They didn't sign up for that. If you think you could do it, then you become a teacher. Otherwise you don't have a leg to stand on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a high school teacher, and that's my plan. I'm a single parent. I'm going to do whatever I can to ensure that I make it home, and I've told my child to expect her teacher to do the same. I'm sorry, but you can't have it both ways. We're villainized constantly regardless of how much we try. I'm sick of every time there's a school shooting that results in a teacher's death, they're lauded as heroes. They're victims. I shouldn't have to choose between making my child an orphan and saving someone else's kid. We don't have metal detectors, armed security, locking doors, or even doors that open into the room that we can barricade. You won't pay me a decent wage for what I do? Fine. At least spend the money to try and give me some sense of security. Instead, we get bullshit about statistics and how it's highly unlikely we'll have a shooting. We're told that metal detectors aren't in the budget. I've told my students that our plan is to toss a chair through the window and make a run for it.

There are good teachers in the world who would take a bullet for one of their students. Then there are people like this...
I think it's great you are honest but I urge you to rethink your career. My DC has teachers like you. I know that if there were a shooting they would run out the door leaving the class there. My kid is 6 by the way.

I think this is extremely unfair of you to say. I would expect anyone to think of their own child first. I wouldn't expect my child's teacher to have to be a hero. They didn't sign up for that. If you think you could do it, then you become a teacher. Otherwise you don't have a leg to stand on.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a high school teacher, and that's my plan. I'm a single parent. I'm going to do whatever I can to ensure that I make it home, and I've told my child to expect her teacher to do the same. I'm sorry, but you can't have it both ways. We're villainized constantly regardless of how much we try. I'm sick of every time there's a school shooting that results in a teacher's death, they're lauded as heroes. They're victims. I shouldn't have to choose between making my child an orphan and saving someone else's kid. We don't have metal detectors, armed security, locking doors, or even doors that open into the room that we can barricade. You won't pay me a decent wage for what I do? Fine. At least spend the money to try and give me some sense of security. Instead, we get bullshit about statistics and how it's highly unlikely we'll have a shooting. We're told that metal detectors aren't in the budget. I've told my students that our plan is to toss a chair through the window and make a run for it.

There are good teachers in the world who would take a bullet for one of their students. Then there are people like this...
I think it's great you are honest but I urge you to rethink your career. My DC has teachers like you. I know that if there were a shooting they would run out the door leaving the class there. My kid is 6 by the way.

I think you should homeschool if your expectation is that teachers should be expected to take a bullet for their students as part of their job description. And if that truly is your expectation then I hope you treat your child’s teacher with extreme reverence and respect. I don’t get the sense that you would.