that is a good example indeedThe drills for sure, gives unneeded stress to prepare for unlikely events which you wouldn't react to that way.
This is what I mean. Lockdowns are not just for shootings. In the US I wouldn't be surprised if that is considered a far more likely possibility, but I do remember having at least one real lockdown when I was far younger because an animal got into the school.Now lockdowns are an entirely different beast. I remember one time in high school when our school director talked to every class about what to do during a lockdown. She basically told us that the district's strategy of locking us in classrooms was stupid because the shooter would get to us no matter what and the police most likely wouldn't help. She instead told us to slow down the shooter in any way we can (throwing heavy objects, blocking their path, barricading doors, etc.), carefully get out of the school, and run as far away as possible. You can’t prepare for a mass shooting without doing an elaborate mockup and the idea that hiding in a dark room will do anything is stupid. The shooter knows what the procedure is and he will find a way in. The problem needs to fixed at the source instead of bandaid solutions that do almost nothing.
School shooters.You know how when you walk 2 feet into school and you got literally every teacher in the building saying
"TAKE YOUR HOOD DOWN!" or "TAKE YOUR HAT OFF!"
I hate that
I asked why no hats or hoods are allowed on in school and the teacher thought for a minute before saying "Its disrespectful."
HOW THE HECK IS WEARING A HAT OR HOOD 'DISRESPECTFUL'!?!?!
Then why don't they just ing say that? There is no excuse not to own up to being worried about potential shooters. But nope! They seem to really like the 'disrespectful' explanationSchool shooters.
The security thing is the real reason why hats and especially hoods aren’t allowed but it’s also partially tradtion. Back in the day hats were a utility item used to keep dust off your head. It was respectful to take of your hat when indoors so that you don’t get dust everywhere. Hats are obviously more of a fashion item now but a lot of older people still hold onto the “hats indoors are disrespectful” thing out of tradtion. The younger teachers might say it’s disrespectful because they are also old fashioned or because they feel their status as the teacher is being threatened by you breaking the rules (which is a whole other can of worms).Then why don't they just ing say that? There is no excuse not to own up to being worried about potential shooters. But nope! They seem to really like the 'disrespectful' explanation
To play devil’s advocate, a dress code is good for a work environment. It’s an easy way to make sure that people will follow rules. If they can’t obey the dress code, it’s unlikely they’ll obey anything else with how low of a bar it is. Now I’m not saying a hat is worthy of an offense for that but that is their reasoningIf you as a teacher are threatened by a hat, you have some whole other issues to address. Such as being absolutely pathetic as a human being.