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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here.

Unfortunately, our lockdown drills are only for show at my school. 
1. Wait for an announcement over the PA that we are in a 'hard' lock down. 
2. Lock the classroom door.
3. Pull down the shade over the large window on the door and turn off the lights. 
4. Tell the students to put their heads down on their desks and remain quiet. 
5. Wait for an all-clear over the PA system.

I don't know a single teacher who will stick to that plan. We don't have anywhere to hide in the classroom, and anyone who wants to get in would simply have to break the window on the door and turn the handle.

My plan is to use a chair to break one of the windows in the back of the classroom, throw some coats over the broken glass on the frame, and get as many kids out that way as possible.

I've told my daughter to hide or play dead. It's sad that this is the reality that we live in. [/quote]

Please don't. While you may disagree with shelter in place, it is currently thought to be the best. Having kids running out of the building may put them in danger from the actual shooter, police responding to the scene, and other people fleeing the scene. More importantly, [b]the lockdown probably does not even actually involve an active shooter (or one at least one in the building[/b]), so now you would have scared kids running from the school without a designated muster location. If there was an active shooter nearby, resources are going to need to be diverted to find the missing children and making sure they are okay.[/quote]

I've been in situations where we've locked down because of someone in the neighborhood outside with a gun. I'm talking about an actual shooter inside the building going classroom to classroom. I would rather police search for students who are missing than identify those who are dead. [/quote]

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