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

[b]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.[/b]

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]

In Fairfax County, we don't use this term. We use "Secure the Building." And thankfully we do not use the term "Active Shooter" drills. It's a lockdown.

It's just sad that we're even having these. The idiots in the NRA won when no one did anything after 20 first graders were shot dead.[/quote]

Yes, we also are adopting "Secure the Building" but we also call it Lock-in.  We have not had an Active Shooter drill yet since some people are still going through ALICE and I think there are second/third thoughts about how/if to roll that out to the kids.  If there is a real Active Shooter though the ALICE training is clear that you call it what it is and don't hide behind terminology.  In those situations seconds can make a difference between life and death.

I agree that it is sad that we're even thinking about this.  It is more than the NRA though.  It is our whole culture where video games like Black Ops and Fortnite are part of acceptable games for kids.  I have seen 8 or 9 year old kids playing both games at school on their devices.  As soon as those became acceptable we as a society opened the barn doors to this calamity.[/quote]

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