^ handled with the same threat profile.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

According to the post earlier in the thread, Discovery received the call from APS to lock down at 2:45. That was after WMS had dismissed for the day, and explains why they didn’t lock down during the school day but cleared the grounds later. But sure, blame the school administration.

And of course, in the face of concern about a threat our in the neighborhood, the right call was to tell kids to go wander the neighborhood rather than bringing them into the building until it was confirmed safe. WMS didn’t care about those kids’ safety, they just didn’t want anything to happen on their property.

There was never a “threat out in the neighborhood.” Get a grip.

There was enough of a concern that Discovery was locked down.

Which was a total over reaction, evidenced by the fact that the lockdown was lifted hours before YHS received the all clear.

Regardless, there was an uncoordinated response. If there was enough threat to lock down one school. The school sitting yards away should also be how old is the same threat profile. Emergency mgt 101.

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Anonymous wrote:While Yorktown was locked down, the pro-forced child masking organization (formerly the pro-closed school organization) Smart Restart was Tweeting this out. One of the leaders of the Arlington Education Association (teachers union) is high up in the organization too.

Disgusting

I mean. They're not wrong. Priorities are messed. up.

Agreed - I cannot believe people care more about damn masks than they do about guns. Seriously? My kid doesn't give a shit about wearing a mask, but she called me on her way home from school (she attends Swanson) freaked out about this. You know how I consoled her? By telling her there wasn't an "active shooter" - do you understand how messed up that is? That phrase left my mouth and I had to consider it CONSOLATION?? JFC, I can't believe what we have come to.

And to add - thank you, teachers, for everything that you do. I hope you know that many of us out here appreciate you.

I care about both. My young kid is really struggling with masks And very happy it looks like they will be coming off soon. I also have been very active in advocating for gun control and am heart broken about school. The cartoon is is offensive because it’s politicizing. It’s assuming you can’t possibly care about both issues because duh we all know good liberals are pro mask and anti gun. I agree with the poster that said the cartoon is disgusting.

I find it very off putting too, and it an insight into how they view people who disagree with them.

Apparently people are just intent on being offended. The cartoon is merely putting things into perspective. Parents are equating trauma from mask mandates for public health safety in a pandemic to the trauma of a lockdown situation due to a threat or active shooter in a school building. The danger and the fear and trauma of wearing a mask in school doesn't even compare to the danger and fear and trauma of locking down and hiding from a potential shooter threat! The kids in the cartoon understand the ridiculousness of that. The cartoon isn't politicizing anything - actual adults already politicized masks long ago, and gun control and safety has been political beyond the decades since school and mass shootings.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

According to the post earlier in the thread, Discovery received the call from APS to lock down at 2:45. That was after WMS had dismissed for the day, and explains why they didn’t lock down during the school day but cleared the grounds later. But sure, blame the school administration.

And of course, in the face of concern about a threat our in the neighborhood, the right call was to tell kids to go wander the neighborhood rather than bringing them into the building until it was confirmed safe. WMS didn’t care about those kids’ safety, they just didn’t want anything to happen on their property.

There was never a “threat out in the neighborhood.” Get a grip.

There was enough of a concern that Discovery was locked down.

Which was a total over reaction, evidenced by the fact that the lockdown was lifted hours before YHS received the all clear.

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Anonymous wrote:While Yorktown was locked down, the pro-forced child masking organization (formerly the pro-closed school organization) Smart Restart was Tweeting this out. One of the leaders of the Arlington Education Association (teachers union) is high up in the organization too.

Disgusting

I mean. They're not wrong. Priorities are messed. up.

Agreed - I cannot believe people care more about damn masks than they do about guns. Seriously? My kid doesn't give a shit about wearing a mask, but she called me on her way home from school (she attends Swanson) freaked out about this. You know how I consoled her? By telling her there wasn't an "active shooter" - do you understand how messed up that is? That phrase left my mouth and I had to consider it CONSOLATION?? JFC, I can't believe what we have come to.

And to add - thank you, teachers, for everything that you do. I hope you know that many of us out here appreciate you.

I care about both. My young kid is really struggling with masks And very happy it looks like they will be coming off soon. I also have been very active in advocating for gun control and am heart broken about school. The cartoon is is offensive because it’s politicizing. It’s assuming you can’t possibly care about both issues because duh we all know good liberals are pro mask and anti gun. I agree with the poster that said the cartoon is disgusting.

I find it very off putting too, and it an insight into how they view people who disagree with them.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

According to the post earlier in the thread, Discovery received the call from APS to lock down at 2:45. That was after WMS had dismissed for the day, and explains why they didn’t lock down during the school day but cleared the grounds later. But sure, blame the school administration.

And of course, in the face of concern about a threat our in the neighborhood, the right call was to tell kids to go wander the neighborhood rather than bringing them into the building until it was confirmed safe. WMS didn’t care about those kids’ safety, they just didn’t want anything to happen on their property.

There was never a “threat out in the neighborhood.” Get a grip.

There was enough of a concern that Discovery was locked down.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

According to the post earlier in the thread, Discovery received the call from APS to lock down at 2:45. That was after WMS had dismissed for the day, and explains why they didn’t lock down during the school day but cleared the grounds later. But sure, blame the school administration.

At 2:45 kids were still in the building for the wrestling match including student attendees.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

According to the post earlier in the thread, Discovery received the call from APS to lock down at 2:45. That was after WMS had dismissed for the day, and explains why they didn’t lock down during the school day but cleared the grounds later. But sure, blame the school administration.

And of course, in the face of concern about a threat our in the neighborhood, the right call was to tell kids to go wander the neighborhood rather than bringing them into the building until it was confirmed safe. WMS didn’t care about those kids’ safety, they just didn’t want anything to happen on their property.

There was never a “threat out in the neighborhood.” Get a grip.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

According to the post earlier in the thread, Discovery received the call from APS to lock down at 2:45. That was after WMS had dismissed for the day, and explains why they didn’t lock down during the school day but cleared the grounds later. But sure, blame the school administration.

And of course, in the face of concern about a threat our in the neighborhood, the right call was to tell kids to go wander the neighborhood rather than bringing them into the building until it was confirmed safe. WMS didn’t care about those kids’ safety, they just didn’t want anything to happen on their property.

Well, we certainly can’t take the risk of bloodying the soccer fields. At least move them onto the tennis courts turned parking lot or something.

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Anonymous wrote:so glad DD stayed virtual.

You have got to be kidding me. All the harms from virtual and you are worried about a once in a lifetime prank.

I know I'm in the minority, but no, not kidding. I'm not advocating virtual for all, just for those who benefit from that approach. My older two went in person, but my youngest, 17, who battles a number of issues that my other two don't, does much better in virtual. I wasn't for it at first, but she went from depressed/suicidal in 7th/8th/9th to honor roll in virtual HS.

The prevalence of guns in schools is insane. There was a gun incident when she was in middle school. Gun threats in Alexandria last semester. How many gun incidents in the past two weeks in DMV area? My nephew in Richmond had two last week.

In addition, she doesn't want to deal with getting her butt smacked in the hall, lewd comments, mean cliques, creepy gym teachers, rude assistant principals or anything that might push her back into the awful state she was in when she was in person. As YHS alumni, I would have preferred a good in person experience for her, but it doesn't seem to be that great if she has to deal with all that. Some kids can, but for others, it is toxic. Fortunately, since I telework, I'm able to optimize her virtual experience and eliminate all that distraction. She still has friends, a life outside of school, a job and college/career plans.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

According to the post earlier in the thread, Discovery received the call from APS to lock down at 2:45. That was after WMS had dismissed for the day, and explains why they didn’t lock down during the school day but cleared the grounds later. But sure, blame the school administration.

And of course, in the face of concern about a threat our in the neighborhood, the right call was to tell kids to go wander the neighborhood rather than bringing them into the building until it was confirmed safe. WMS didn’t care about those kids’ safety, they just didn’t want anything to happen on their property.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

According to the post earlier in the thread, Discovery received the call from APS to lock down at 2:45. That was after WMS had dismissed for the day, and explains why they didn’t lock down during the school day but cleared the grounds later. But sure, blame the school administration.

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Anonymous wrote:While Yorktown was locked down, the pro-forced child masking organization (formerly the pro-closed school organization) Smart Restart was Tweeting this out. One of the leaders of the Arlington Education Association (teachers union) is high up in the organization too.

Disgusting

I mean. They're not wrong. Priorities are messed. up.

Agreed - I cannot believe people care more about damn masks than they do about guns. Seriously? My kid doesn't give a shit about wearing a mask, but she called me on her way home from school (she attends Swanson) freaked out about this. You know how I consoled her? By telling her there wasn't an "active shooter" - do you understand how messed up that is? That phrase left my mouth and I had to consider it CONSOLATION?? JFC, I can't believe what we have come to.

And to add - thank you, teachers, for everything that you do. I hope you know that many of us out here appreciate you.

I care about both. My young kid is really struggling with masks And very happy it looks like they will be coming off soon. I also have been very active in advocating for gun control and am heart broken about school. The cartoon is is offensive because it’s politicizing. It’s assuming you can’t possibly care about both issues because duh we all know good liberals are pro mask and anti gun. I agree with the poster that said the cartoon is disgusting.

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Anonymous wrote:Discovery elementary went on lockdown but never told parents. Apparently Williamsburg right next-door never went on lockdown. WMS Kids were walking home (past discovery) while discovery was on lockdown. Makes no sense.

APS shitshow.

They weren’t on lockdown. They were on secure the school- very different. Class continues as normal when in secure the school, they just don’t let people in and out. Obviously they decided that the threat was removed enough that WMS could dismiss as normal.

An awful lot of WMS parents were pretty upset that they just released students to roam the neighborhood while evacuating Yorktown and putting Discovery in lock-down.

Yorktown wasn’t evacuated when WMS let out, it was under lockdown with a massive security presence keeping pedestrians far away. WMS students were likely much safer today than they are on the average school day.

Friends of mine with kids at Yorktown got texts from their kids that they were being evacuated right before Williamsburg released. And if there was definitely no threat, why lock down Discovery? Obviously nothing happened in the end, but you can’t blame Williamsburg parents for being upset at the time that their kids were released while Yorktown was in lockdown, people were at least preparing to evacuate, and no one knew what the eff was going on.

Also, WMS wrestling and other after school events continued while DES next door was on lockdown.

WMS cancelled their outdoor intramurals and forced kids playing football on the field after school to leave grounds because of what was happening at Yorktown. If it was not safe for my kid to be on the soccer field, it was not safe enough for them to walk home alone. WMS always manages to handle everything in the worst way possible.

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Disgusting

Agreed. What do people like that say - don't ever let a good crisis go to waste.

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This people are completely disgusting and ghoulish, as is their putrid organization.