I've heard a lot about them and how traumatizing they can be for children, but are they actually a widespread thing or just something a bunch of psychotic schools do to torment kids?

  • LeninsRage [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I'm an :chomsky-yes-honey: so I was last in public school many years ago. We would have them maybe twice a year, they would make announcements using code phrases and the teachers were trained to know what they meant (either shooter outside the building or inside the building).

    EDIT: Now that I think of it, I went to public school in the era that was actually the immediate fallout of Columbine, so I presume this was a fairly novel practice. I guarantee it's way more dystopian now.