tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post8722231836310672260..comments2023-10-03T04:20:03.184-06:00Comments on Math = Love: Lock-DownSarah Carter (@mathequalslove)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-67324750599502831152017-02-20T17:02:16.254-06:002017-02-20T17:02:16.254-06:00I am so thankful that your school took the presens...I am so thankful that your school took the presense of ammunition in the classroom seriously. My school is a mix of rural and suburban, so hunting is just a natural part of many of my student's lives and forget that there are very inappropriate places for guns and ammunition.<br /><br />A few years ago my school went into a lockdown because of a school shooting resulting in the death of two students. The event happened before school (might be worth mentioning to the powers that be to have at least one drill a year during passing, lunch, or before school) and, because of the drill, it took 90 minutes to get the last students out of the building because they had no teacher in the room yet and barricaded themselves *because* we spent years talking about what to do in case the worse happens.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949308724933856703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-52441100514508749562017-02-20T02:28:23.081-06:002017-02-20T02:28:23.081-06:00Lock downs are a pain. But they are a result of t...Lock downs are a pain. But they are a result of the times we live in. I have been in schools where lock downs occur because of something off campus (robbery, shooting, etc) You are right when you say they don't teach you to deal with this kind of stuff. I think the worst was the drug lock down we had, where all the lockers were searched and the police brought the drug dogs. <br /><br />My other least favorite are the evacuations. We had a gas leak at school one year; we had to evacuate 1st period and were not allowed back in until 4th period. Talk about throwing off the schedule!<br /><br />THen there was the year that a tornado warning was issued after students headed to the buses, but before the buses left. All students had to taken off the buses and were sent to the gym until the warning was lifted. 1000+ middle school students in the gym, with no idea what is happening, and teachers who had no idea either!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15391063784345979721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-25324910146063809702017-02-19T20:50:04.568-06:002017-02-19T20:50:04.568-06:00You're right, lock downs are no fun! We've...You're right, lock downs are no fun! We've had several since I started teaching and they can have so many strange twists you don't think about before they happen (no bathroom in a portable for instance). I'm glad things turned out ok. Enjoy your days off!Lynn B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17552047538375556405noreply@blogger.com