[NavyCanDo]

My son said he did fine, though he didn't like how long the lock-down took. He was in lock down in music class, and said some of the kids thought it was just another drill for some time, because they were not aware of all the police action just outside. Officers did come to the class door once to check on them. My son was so excited about his 10th Birthday party that afternoon that this as all quickly forgotten.

But, you know these lock-down drills got some of these kids very jumpy. Last week I had to return my son to his class to retrieve his homework, and I knocked on the rooms outside door and peeked through its windows, and two girls dove under their desk thinking I was an intruder.

[momtothree]

I am glad that your son focused on a happy/fun event later that afternoon. Not a great way to spend that time on his 10th birthday. I can only imagine that thought entered your mind as well (it would have entered mine in a terrified way). I do feel sorry for the two girls who dove under their desk thinking you were an intruder. That type of instinct reaction, IMHO, is indicative of the fear our young people are forced to deal with. At ten, they should be focused on what they are going to wear for Halloween or the next day’s spelling test... not if the knock on the door is an intruder wanting to kill them.