Sunday, May 26, 2013
Being Prepared For An Intruder
After reading the article "States Pressing Schools to Add 'Intruder' Drills" by Nirvi Shah, it occurs to me just how drastically our world has changed. It was not that long ago that I was sitting in an classroom and having an intruder enter my school was they furthest thing on my mind. It just was not something we had to worry about (or so I thought). It is so sad to know that this is a real fear of students and teachers today. When Newtown happened, I was eating dinner with my 4 year old niece and she was asking when this is going to happen in her school. It was heartbreaking. A four year old should not have to worry about someone entering her school like this. She should feel safe and comfortable in school, not in fear. Although it is great to see schools making sure that they are prepared for such an occasion, it is sad that this is something that they even have to worry about.
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Well said, Katie. I teach a Broadcast Journalism class to high school students. We watched the live streaming coverage of the events on the internet during the school day. We looked at it and talked about the emotions that the children, families, responders and journalists were coping with. At one point, a student asked what we would do if it happened in our classroom. It's truly astonishing to have to handle questions that like that from teenagers, let alone young children. Violence in the classroom and with children and young adults has become too prevalent. As you said, the classroom is a place where children should, and deserve, to feel safe.
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