Yesterday's lock down ended up lasting about 90 minutes. Overall it wasn't an awful experience for me, but that's because I didn't have a class. I was stuck with three young people, two of whom I already knew. Now we've bonded and know each other even better! However, it's still not an experience I want to repeat. An arrest was made last evening and that certainly helps to make us feel better. We are unsure if it is connected to the one last month or not. From the perspective of a teacher/sub, the school handles things wonderfully. From the perspective of a parent, I know they want to keep the kids safe and I don't question that.
However, Catherine mentioned to me that she had received an email from Thomas and that he was aware what had happened. When Thomas arrived home from school, he mentioned that he had received the news and thought about how both of his parents, as well as his sister, were in a building with a bomb threat. While they've become so common we are all pretty certain nothing will come of it, it broke my heart to think of my little guy worrying about 3 our of the 4 of his immediate family members. And it made me angry.
Today I am back at the high school. I wasn't supposed to be here until this afternoon, but they asked me to come in and cover some for this morning. In addition to the SRO who is normally here in the morning, the second SRO was here as well. To be honest, I found the added police to be unnerving, although I suspect the intent was the exact opposite.
I am looking forward to our four day weekend when I don't have to worry about things like this...at least I hope!
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