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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The terminology still hasn't caught up with all the scenarios.

Lock-in:  No one enters or leaves the building but there is (or may not be) movement inside the building.  Used when there is something happening in the community and they want to limit activity around the school.

Lock-down:  Everyone moves into a secure room and no movement within the building.  Used when there is a medical emergency or some other situation where they don't want people/kids in the hallways.

Active shooter (formerly known as lock down):  Self explanatory.  ALICE rules apply.[/quote]

I’m the teacher who said I’ve been through lock downs and generally agree with this. Everywhere I’ve worked called them all lock downs and I’ve never heard it called a lock in but that makes sense.  They have also used lock downs when there were fights and they don’t want kids switching classes and more people in the halls.   We currently have lock down drills still and the separate active shooter drills.  Again, these are only taking place in high school.  Totally different and you provided a good explanation of the difference and we are are all getting exposed to the new ALICE training. [/quote]

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