what a horrific last two day....

**cmromey** · 09-30-2006, 05:26 PM

So, this is the first chance I have had to post this. If you watched CNN on Thursday it made national news.

There was a massive manhunt for a man who shot and killed a cop and his dog on a routine traffic stop. He wounded another.

I work in Lakeland, FL and one of our schools was one of the two that were under lock down. We were about 2 miles from the sight of the shooting. The other school is less than a mile from the site. We were lucky, we were able to start releasing kids around 5pm. The other school stayed locked down then had to transport the kids to a church to be released.

We canceled school on friday.

It was an interesting experience. I felt safe in my room...I had about 20 kids and access to four other rooms. So we were fine...just a little stir crazy. When we had to be out and move the kids to the auditorium and could hear sirens and see the helicopters in the sky.....well, that was a little more nerve wracking.

Here is the story from CNN: [url="http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/29/deputies.shot/index.html"]http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/29/deputi ... index.html[/url]

Our newspaper:
[url="http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage"]http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage[/url]

I am wheeling over our situation and then the Colorado situation...what is trully happening to this world?

CR

**Bananas** · 09-30-2006, 06:14 PM

Then there was the principal who was shot in fair proximity to us in Wisconsin.

We were in lockdown after a step-father killed his eight-year-old son and then disappeared. He was found two days later in a barn about 30 miles away.

Daughter is doing PT and faces an MRI on her knee (she's had two knee surgeries due to sports injuries) after breaking up a fight in her classroom and having some damage done to her knee.

I am still reeling from a friend whose husband hit daughter's boyfriend, pulled out his guns, went into the hospital for emergency protective custody as a danger to himself. Wife has a restraining order now and is filing for divorce.

The violence is getting out of hand and is frightening.

**Bitsy Griffin** · 09-30-2006, 09:58 PM

The world seems very violent and unstable right now.

**TaterTot** · 10-01-2006, 02:15 AM

Goodness, I am so sorry to hear of your experience. The same week, another teacher friend and I found some drawing by some 8th grade students that looked suspiciously gang oriented. Had pictures of killing people and also pics of a machine gun and a pistol with blood dripping off. Lots of fighting stick people too. I know that sounds minor, but we are a small Christian school, and that stuff is not common for us.

You all are in my prayers as you deal with these scary situations and scared students.
~Tater

**Bitsy Griffin** · 10-01-2006, 12:21 PM

Last year, we had a student who drew a picture of him shooting one of his (very recognizable) teachers. He got 5 days OSS. *sigh*

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