tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post4818008724336691192..comments2024-03-28T19:58:04.966-04:00Comments on Cup on the Bus: MadnessJoanne Noragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-86409197160411631872014-02-28T20:07:45.612-05:002014-02-28T20:07:45.612-05:00Unfortunately this is the new reality ... better t...Unfortunately this is the new reality ... better to be safe than sorry. But as you say, some new rules would help, too (all visitors to call before arrival).jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-88326323920637801312014-02-28T02:27:42.063-05:002014-02-28T02:27:42.063-05:00What a story! I can't imagine why anyone in th...What a story! I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would wander round school wearing a ski mask for heavens sake. I don't think British schools have these drills, but then thank goodness guns are very uncommon here. Not that we haven't had loonies shooting people nonetheless, but it is not something people are generally aware of. I am sorry that it was such a worrying time, and you must be proud of Emily. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-82918951119135787912014-02-28T00:55:57.542-05:002014-02-28T00:55:57.542-05:00sorry for your stress and concern but proud of Emi...sorry for your stress and concern but proud of Emily and know that these kids live in TODAYS world..lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396498563722858586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-22714482030169440102014-02-27T15:08:36.266-05:002014-02-27T15:08:36.266-05:00I hated gym but didn't have a good reason like...I hated gym but didn't have a good reason like that.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-47638934818131853442014-02-27T15:04:34.378-05:002014-02-27T15:04:34.378-05:00Those cold war drills didn't seem very connect...Those cold war drills didn't seem very connected to our daily life. The news reports (too many happening) of real deaths are much scarier than those cold war bombs. The craziness needs to stop. I don't know any answers but common sense does help.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-26787105675498007952014-02-27T12:54:06.851-05:002014-02-27T12:54:06.851-05:00yes it is very disturbingyes it is very disturbingLynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-469790604139277732014-02-27T12:43:17.528-05:002014-02-27T12:43:17.528-05:00I read this last night and tried several times to ...I read this last night and tried several times to comment but I am too angry at this gun and violence loving culture that has taken hold in this country, at the constant fear mongering by politicians that want to get elected that has driven this mindset.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-36814694991178752482014-02-27T11:51:43.154-05:002014-02-27T11:51:43.154-05:00The price we have to pay for our Constitutional Ri...The price we have to pay for our Constitutional Rights is very high, indeed...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-87791444043161833492014-02-27T09:40:31.367-05:002014-02-27T09:40:31.367-05:00It is sad that we live in such a dangerous world. ...It is sad that we live in such a dangerous world. I am glad it ended well with no one being shot or killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-64602849322279505872014-02-27T08:02:23.096-05:002014-02-27T08:02:23.096-05:00Better safe than sorry - but how terrifying for ev...Better safe than sorry - but how terrifying for everyone concerned. <br /><br />In my school days the most terrifying prospect was the possibility of facing our crazy French, French teacher - he had a penchant for using the tawse whenever he was in a bad mood. I swear that the constant fear gave me grey hairs before I was sixteen.<br /><br />I must check with my daughter, a teacher, see what kind of drills they have in our schools these days.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-53422139977591096532014-02-27T06:22:18.942-05:002014-02-27T06:22:18.942-05:00from my end of the story it seems a little over th...from my end of the story it seems a little over the top, but while it is happening, better safe than sorry is the way to go. What saddens me is this is the way things have to be now. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-65342453356163132772014-02-27T01:33:42.328-05:002014-02-27T01:33:42.328-05:00It used to break my heart that we had to have dril...It used to break my heart that we had to have drills at our school. I remember having to explain to my first graders what we had to do if there was stranger danger. It's better to be prepared. I remember the panic I felt when I heard there was a shooting at my son's high school and that someone had been accidentally shot in the back. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-58722523036178213812014-02-27T01:05:22.383-05:002014-02-27T01:05:22.383-05:00I can see why the students would be distracted aft...I can see why the students would be distracted after such an event; I think I would be too. It is good that the policies are in force and seem to work, it is sad that we live in a world where we have to have such policies to enforce. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-75552676225413802592014-02-26T23:58:45.935-05:002014-02-26T23:58:45.935-05:00I attended one of the world's oldest schools, ...I attended one of the world's oldest schools, officially founded in 960 AD (but probably much older). As you can imagine, tourists from the world over came to look at our buildings, the cathedral, and even us! <br /><br />'Lockdown' would not only have been impossible, but ridiculed! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-85188795172674986172014-02-26T22:09:31.066-05:002014-02-26T22:09:31.066-05:00I don't know which is worse, the panic of a pe...I don't know which is worse, the panic of a perceived threat, or the Chicken Little attitude we have to live with because of the very few nut cases terrorizing our schools.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-57405092581477018572014-02-26T21:56:44.120-05:002014-02-26T21:56:44.120-05:00My heart clenches when I hear of events such as th...My heart clenches when I hear of events such as this. My cousin Phyllis was a nurse in the hospital that received the Columbine victims. She relives it daily.<br />I admire the way Emily's class prepared for the possibilities. That teacher did very well.<br />Atomic Bomb drills...remember them well.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-91327713176307335032014-02-26T21:48:15.267-05:002014-02-26T21:48:15.267-05:00I would find that terrifying. We never had proble...I would find that terrifying. We never had problems in the Chicago area, but when we moved to a small town there were three bomb threats. A disgruntled student who was "slapped on the hand."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-2483004461121542682014-02-26T19:40:05.748-05:002014-02-26T19:40:05.748-05:00Whew -- we are living in an age of fear. It's ...Whew -- we are living in an age of fear. It's a complex problem. We're damned if we don't and damned if we do. I'm sorry for the kids that have to know about such dangers today. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-30168371145467012002014-02-26T19:14:33.839-05:002014-02-26T19:14:33.839-05:00I think I prefer overreaction to too little. The H...I think I prefer overreaction to too little. The Hurricane's prep school had security officers in SUVs who roamed the grounds. For the most part, they kept the students from engaging in reckless behavior. But when Morris Dees visited, security was on high alert because where Dees goes, threats follow. An officer looked me over and checked my bag before letting me in the auditorium. I think back to my high school days when anyone could and did walk in the school and attack a student and I shudder.<br /><br />Love,<br />Janie Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-60761398454015486302014-02-26T18:58:06.596-05:002014-02-26T18:58:06.596-05:00With the way things are today and the way people c...With the way things are today and the way people can be, precautions like this are a necessity.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-71383912002290484152014-02-26T18:47:30.231-05:002014-02-26T18:47:30.231-05:00You must have been so frightened. Today kids and p...You must have been so frightened. Today kids and parents and grandparents have to worry about lock downs. I wish things were different.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-34524702833973112002014-02-26T17:27:34.955-05:002014-02-26T17:27:34.955-05:00This is small comfort, Johanna, but you made me th...This is small comfort, Johanna, but you made me think of a letter I opened when I was fire dept. clerk. A woman wrote to thank the paramedics for taking such good care of her daughter, injured on a school outing. "The nice lady said 'You'll be OK; I'm holding your hand and taking care of you.'" Her seven year old came out of the emergency room with smiles and stitches. We have to believe our children are in good hands when we put them in good hands.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-62549611967238052672014-02-26T17:26:35.872-05:002014-02-26T17:26:35.872-05:00How things have changed, I would often walk throug...How things have changed, I would often walk through my school as a short cut but now all schools have locked gates better to careful but it's sad the world has come to this.<br />Merle...............Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-77626999128852865952014-02-26T17:26:09.785-05:002014-02-26T17:26:09.785-05:00It all does seem a bit OTT.
However , in the heig...It all does seem a bit OTT.<br /> However , in the height of the IRA activity,I remember laying face down on the ground with the rest of the school whilst the police removed a bomb from under the gym floor...could have gone off as far as I was concerned, I hated gym.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-15559029995126343162014-02-26T17:19:05.995-05:002014-02-26T17:19:05.995-05:00Apparently the fellow had already signed in and wa...Apparently the fellow had already signed in and was going out to bring in more equipment. Or, the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com