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Did I tell y& #39;all I had to participate in active shooter drills as a substitute teacher? Here& #39;s my experience with them, and why they& #39;re so terrifying.
1. Little kids (I& #39;m talking ages 5-10) know that when this drill happens, they take it seriously. They call them "intruder drills" but almost every child says something like "oh yeah, it& #39;s for when someone with a gun comes on campus." Hearing that from a 7 year old is horrifying.
2. Middle and high school kids are serious too. During one drill that was a surprise to the students, they knew exactly where to hide so if a shooter walked by it would look like the class is empty. These drills were the only time they ever listened to me at a 100% level.
3. You are in charge of these students for the day. If you don& #39;t lock your door, you fail. If your lights aren& #39;t off, you fail. If your kids aren& #39;t huddled around in a corner of the classroom, you fail.
4. To bring this all together. You say fail during an active shooter alert. What they don& #39;t tell you is that if it was real, fail means you and your students die. Fail means that someone you& #39;ve known for a few hours will tell you what to say to their family if they die.
