steve1 5 #26 October 30, 2006 We had a drill somewhat similiar to this last year, but without kids. The argument for it was that we practice fire drills all year long, but never practice what would happen in a school shooting. So the administration decided we would have a drill, without kids, so not to traumatize anyone. At any rate, the police came into the school firing blanks and hollering. The teachers and staff locked themselves in their rooms without kids. I can see how this might have been good training for the police, but it was more or less a joke for the teachers. At our school, we are trained to take the kids into the classroom and lock the door and hide until an all clear announcement is made. So, we sat in our rooms twiddling our thumbs for an hour or two while the police went about their buisness of playing cops and robbers. Then we all went to the auditorium where the police were standing on stage with their M-16's and other weapons and equipment. We were supposed to congratulate them, and we all gave them a big hand. About then several teachers walked in. Most were PO'd because their classrooms had not been cleared and they had been forgotten for still another large block of time, (while this big thankyou session was going on in the auditorium). So much, for realistic training... Maybe this was good training for the police, but I don't think teachers need training in just locking their doors and hiding in their room for over an hour at a time. Maybe the police could come into the school and practice this on a weekend when there is no school....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #27 October 30, 2006 Hey look at it this way.. it will be good training for the students in how to react during dooor to door searches for evil doers when martial law is declared... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #28 October 31, 2006 QuoteHey look at it this way.. it will be good training for the students in how to react during dooor to door searches for evil doers when martial law is declared... Certainly it won't be *THAT* bad if the Dems end up in the majority...be of stout heart!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #29 October 31, 2006 Anyone who thinks that making a "drill" out of putting kids up against the wall in school and having uniformed officers search them at gunpoint is, somehow, "character-building" is so incredibly out of touch it's painful to watch. You people really slay me sometimes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #30 October 31, 2006 QuoteStudents, who were unaware police were conducting a drill, were taken from the classroom into the halls, patted down by officers and asked what they had in their pockets, the newspaper said. Sounds more like a surprise drug search."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #31 October 31, 2006 QuoteQuoteStudents, who were unaware police were conducting a drill, were taken from the classroom into the halls, patted down by officers and asked what they had in their pockets, the newspaper said. Sounds more like a surprise drug search. Yep. Were female students patted down by male officers? If so, that is a blatant violation. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #32 October 31, 2006 QuoteSounds more like a surprise drug search. That's what I thought. Since they didn't find anything, they called it a drill. If they had found something, they would have called it acting on sound intelligence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #33 November 1, 2006 Sounds more like a surprise drug search. Yep. Were female students patted down by male officers? If so, that is a blatant violation. In most cases yes, but not when done with the back of the hand. I dissaprove of the "drill" Now the cops have allowed all potential Perps to see what their actions will be and how to then counter them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #34 November 1, 2006 QuoteSounds more like a surprise drug search. Yep. Were female students patted down by male officers? If so, that is a blatant violation. In most cases yes, but not when done with the back of the hand. Does that mean I can go around grabbing all the ass I want as long as I use the back of my hand? Woo Hoo! -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yep. Were female students patted down by male officers? If so, that is a blatant violation.
In most cases yes, but not when done with the back of the hand.
Does that mean I can go around grabbing all the ass I want as long as I use the back of my hand? Woo Hoo!
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Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down.