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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 31401" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>Here at our schools lock down drills are the same for all kinds of different emergencies- tornado, missing child, problems at courthouse/county jail (across the street from our early childhood, elem and middle school) gas leaks, water leaks, when there is a high speed chase going thru town, during drug searches, bomb threats, non custodial parents (or other "non authorized" persons) showing up at school, derailed trains, a child who has began to rage in the building, - so "lock down" covers so many emergencies. </p><p></p><p>Part of a lock down is for the safety of the kids, BUT another part of lockdown is that there is an easier time figuring out exactly where in the building each person is, so it is easier to know if someone is "missing" - in case evacuation becomes necessary, everyone is then gathered in specific places to make mass communication easier....very helpful and useful if electricity is out and PA systems, intercoms and phones are not working. and it provides some measure of safety becuz if everyone can quickly be accounted for, noone is wandering around seeking a missing child.</p><p></p><p>I heard one day a couple years ago via my newspaper that our school had been in lockdown the previous day. It made ME a little nervous and when the kids came home from school I asked them about it- and they shrugged. Then my kids informed me- they go into lockdown pretty often- sometimes a couple times per month- and they are NOT simply "drills" the kids take it with a grain of salt, without much more notice than how they proceed to an assembly or to cafeteria for lunch. </p><p>My kids tell me once they are in their lockdown place, with their respective lockdown supervisors in place, most of the time they still have educational instruction going on during lockdown. Very seldom do the kids know the reason a lockdown was called- and very seldom is a lockdown reported to the paper etc. In our school it is so common noone even thinks much about it. On one hand this likely decreases the stress and anxiety involved in being in lockdown, but on the other hand, it does sometimes make me wonder if the procedure loses some effectiveness becuz it is so common. But becuz it happens so often, it is usually carried out quite orderly, calmly and without incident. </p><p></p><p>When I worked in nursing homes with some independant residents, some ambulatory, some wheelchair bound but aware and many dementia residents, we were required by state law to practice often, - which could be quite complicated, - disrupting meals, naps, medication passes etc.......but the lessons were more important for the staff to practice than the patients, becuz we had to learn how to keep the residents calm, while at the same time getting them to safety and learning how to do our "census" taking so we would be able to be accountable for all the patients in our care. We used to resent the drills, BUT one particulary awful tornado season we wound up spending a huge amount of time in lockdown and yes, several tornados did hit all around us. But becuz we had practiced SO much, we had gradually learned how to handle the restless and anxious patients involved in lockdown. And the following year we had an alzheimers patient wander off, and since we were by a body of water and high speed freight train tracks, we went into lockdown to facilitate searching for the missing person. Ity permitted us to have minimal staff to supervise the other residents so some residents could do the search, and when the tracking dogs and helicopter came to assist in the search, the residents in lockdown seemed to take it all with a grain of salt as they were involved in their lockdown. </p><p></p><p>It is good that your school will permit accomodations concerning lockdowns, but------in case it is not just a drill.....will they still be able to accomodate? ANd if not, will your child have the knowledge or ability to do what needs to be done?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 31401, member: 1697"] Here at our schools lock down drills are the same for all kinds of different emergencies- tornado, missing child, problems at courthouse/county jail (across the street from our early childhood, elem and middle school) gas leaks, water leaks, when there is a high speed chase going thru town, during drug searches, bomb threats, non custodial parents (or other "non authorized" persons) showing up at school, derailed trains, a child who has began to rage in the building, - so "lock down" covers so many emergencies. Part of a lock down is for the safety of the kids, BUT another part of lockdown is that there is an easier time figuring out exactly where in the building each person is, so it is easier to know if someone is "missing" - in case evacuation becomes necessary, everyone is then gathered in specific places to make mass communication easier....very helpful and useful if electricity is out and PA systems, intercoms and phones are not working. and it provides some measure of safety becuz if everyone can quickly be accounted for, noone is wandering around seeking a missing child. I heard one day a couple years ago via my newspaper that our school had been in lockdown the previous day. It made ME a little nervous and when the kids came home from school I asked them about it- and they shrugged. Then my kids informed me- they go into lockdown pretty often- sometimes a couple times per month- and they are NOT simply "drills" the kids take it with a grain of salt, without much more notice than how they proceed to an assembly or to cafeteria for lunch. My kids tell me once they are in their lockdown place, with their respective lockdown supervisors in place, most of the time they still have educational instruction going on during lockdown. Very seldom do the kids know the reason a lockdown was called- and very seldom is a lockdown reported to the paper etc. In our school it is so common noone even thinks much about it. On one hand this likely decreases the stress and anxiety involved in being in lockdown, but on the other hand, it does sometimes make me wonder if the procedure loses some effectiveness becuz it is so common. But becuz it happens so often, it is usually carried out quite orderly, calmly and without incident. When I worked in nursing homes with some independant residents, some ambulatory, some wheelchair bound but aware and many dementia residents, we were required by state law to practice often, - which could be quite complicated, - disrupting meals, naps, medication passes etc.......but the lessons were more important for the staff to practice than the patients, becuz we had to learn how to keep the residents calm, while at the same time getting them to safety and learning how to do our "census" taking so we would be able to be accountable for all the patients in our care. We used to resent the drills, BUT one particulary awful tornado season we wound up spending a huge amount of time in lockdown and yes, several tornados did hit all around us. But becuz we had practiced SO much, we had gradually learned how to handle the restless and anxious patients involved in lockdown. And the following year we had an alzheimers patient wander off, and since we were by a body of water and high speed freight train tracks, we went into lockdown to facilitate searching for the missing person. Ity permitted us to have minimal staff to supervise the other residents so some residents could do the search, and when the tracking dogs and helicopter came to assist in the search, the residents in lockdown seemed to take it all with a grain of salt as they were involved in their lockdown. It is good that your school will permit accomodations concerning lockdowns, but------in case it is not just a drill.....will they still be able to accomodate? ANd if not, will your child have the knowledge or ability to do what needs to be done? [/QUOTE]
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