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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Kindergartener had this drill. The teacher informed us beforehand that there is a predetermined "story" ("a bear comes into school and we must huddle together quietly in the closet so he doesn't hear us") shared with this age group because they feel the children are apt to be frightened by the actual drill. The school asked parents to partner by going along with the teacher's story.[/quote]

I would think most preschoolers or young elementary kids would be pretty scared at the thought that a wolf might come in their school.  By creating that scenario it seems the effect would be that the kids now think it's possible they might have to actually hide from a dangerous wild animal in the school, and the likelihood of that actually happening is pretty much zero unless you live in rural Alaska or Wyoming. DC area, not so much.[/quote]

My dc’s 2nd grade teacher previously taught in a school that had a lockdown when a dog that was thought to be rabid got into the school. It was not in a rural area.[/quote]
PP with K student here, the school decided that the bear story met the same procedural criteria as an active shooter, but would be easier for a young child to digest than a man with a gun shooting at them, unfortunately.[/quote]

A family member said their school days a wild animal, like a deer had wandered into the hallway and they were trying to get it out.. The kids were to stay in room so it doesn’t get confused or hurt.

I don’t like any of it. But I also appreciate they’re trying to make less scary scenarios. [/quote]

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