18 School lockdowns in Ottawa since the last month

Warren · **Posted:** October 19th, 2007, 7:41 pm

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/new ... 5f&k=10548

I think my school has had it easy, we've only had two so far.
It surprises me actually how organized the lockdowns were at my school during lunch. Even with a really bad PA system that you can't hear in the hallways or cafeteria. (So you can't hear the principal saying "Make your way to the closest secure classroom; this is a code red secure lockdown situation") Well organized from what I've seen (yesterday), I was in the library today so all I got to do was get under a desk XD.
The police come in with huge rifles.

Adbot · **Posted:** October 19th, 2007, 7:41 pm

Evelyn · **Posted:** October 19th, 2007, 7:55 pm

I had one earlier this week.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** October 20th, 2007, 3:46 am

It's insane that schools are even having to do this. o.0

Jeff · **Posted:** October 20th, 2007, 12:18 pm

Here in the United States, or at least in California, we're required to practice this at least once an year. We have to barricade all the entrances, cover all the windows, and create a safety barrier. We had police officers with keys acting as intruders and trying to break down the barricades. If they could break it down easily, the teacher would get yelled at for. XD

It's really not that practical but I guess some practice is better than none.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

Jeff wrote:

Here in the United States, or at least in California, we're required to practice this at least once an year. We have to barricade all the entrances, cover all the windows, and create a safety barrier. We had police officers with keys acting as intruders and trying to break down the barricades. If they could break it down easily, the teacher would get yelled at for. XD

rofl that sounds like fun

Evelyn · **Posted:** October 20th, 2007, 12:55 pm

Jeff wrote:

Here in the United States, or at least in California, we're required to practice this at least once an year. We have to barricade all the entrances, cover all the windows, and create a safety barrier. We had police officers with keys acting as intruders and trying to break down the barricades. If they could break it down easily, the teacher would get yelled at for. XD

It's really not that practical but I guess some practice is better than none.

Probably state-wide. I didn't have to do a drill.

I had fun during that lockdown. My classmates and I wrote a strange story in which we each wrote one line.

Adbot · **Posted:** October 20th, 2007, 12:55 pm

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** October 20th, 2007, 6:49 pm

Wtf? I've never had a "lockdown" when I was at school. Well.. haha..we almost did have a crisis once when conjunctivitis got spread around school.

99887 · **Posted:** October 20th, 2007, 7:44 pm

Ha nothing like that in NZ

Evelyn · **Posted:** October 20th, 2007, 7:50 pm

Safety first.

Punishment second.

Education last.

Warren · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2007, 4:01 pm

Another arrest was made this morning, I think.

And we still had another lockdown this afternoon.

Dokter Bob · **Posted:** October 23rd, 2007, 2:07 pm

EEP.

Gee, and I thought Canada was a peaceful country.

Warren · **Posted:** October 24th, 2007, 4:11 pm

Two days without a lockdown at my school but...
now we have to lock all the doors (except front door and cafeteria doors) and apparently there is someone guarding them, for the time being. xD

On another note, the principal told everyone to go out in the hallways and "dance to some very bad disco music, thanks to *my old science teacher*" just before the end of the day. :oops:

Chris · **Posted:** October 24th, 2007, 6:40 pm

What punks, they think they are so cool doing that.

Our school is required to do at least one per year, in which time they also bring in drug dogs to sniff out lockers XD

Al3X · **Posted:** October 25th, 2007, 10:50 am

Jeff wrote:

Here in the United States, or at least in California, we're required to practice this at least once an year. We have to barricade all the entrances, cover all the windows, and create a safety barrier. We had police officers with keys acting as intruders and trying to break down the barricades. If they could break it down easily, the teacher would get yelled at for. XD

It's really not that practical but I guess some practice is better than none.

omg lucky! in florida we just lock the door and do whatever we were doing....theres almost no point since you can just kick down the doors in my school. (one kid did once)