Monday. Fifth period.
I was back as a sub in the middle school art class. The kiddos had a shading assignment. Things were going as well as could be expected when a weird alert sound came over the clock/PA system.
"Lock down..." was announced.
Uh oh.
I took the blocker out of door one, and I went to latch door two. (Door two doesn't close all the way. I have to lift it just a bit to get the lock to catch. It's not a big deal now that I know the trick.)
The kiddos expressed concern.
Me? I've been through a few of these before. I explained that there was nothing to worry about and that we'd learn what was going on soon enough.
Since the long term, I still had access to the school emails, so got informed like all the other teachers of what was going on. There was a police issue at an apartment complex not too far from the school, so to keep everyone safe, they put us on lockdown.
The kiddos had enough work to do. And it was still the middle of fifth period, so no biggie.
Then, it was the end of fifth period. I asked the class if they liked their seventh period. Many did not. I said, "Good news, you don't have to go."
And it was good news. For me. I had been dreading seventh period. And now, I didn't have to see them. For a while...
With about a half hour of the day left, the lockdown was lifted. Yay?
Fifth period left. Seventh period arrived. All wound up.
We had maybe twenty minutes of class. Which was about all I could take of them.
"Did the teacher quit?" they asked.
(Why she'd quit after one day...)
We didn't do much of anything in seventh period. And then the day was over. Whew.
Lockdowns sound scary
ReplyDeleteI've been through enough of them that they don't worry me anymore. It's always police activity nearby, so...
DeleteWhat a crazy world we live in! That would be so disruptive to actual learning.
ReplyDeleteIt is.
DeleteCrazy world. Though I am curious what happened to sixth period.
ReplyDeleteBlock schedule. Odd day. Sixth period met the next day.
DeleteI'm glad it wasn't a serious threat! Also that you got out of your 7th period for a bit.
ReplyDeleteIt was so nice not to have them for the full period.
DeleteThe excitement never ends in school. I remember.... :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's always a little scary when there's a lock down.
ReplyDeleteLock downs. Our modern times, and it would be scary for me. When the city where I worked had its mass shooting (13 dead plus the shooter, who took his own life) in 2009, it was a couple of blocks from the high school, and they were on lockdown for hours. My office building, also in the general area, also was on lock down. I wouldn't ever want a repeat of that day.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what their classes were like before they arrived in yours at the end of the day. Did the teachers just let them go crazy?
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