Prime Time Live

[tiggz]

dachelle just mentioned the ep of Prime Time Live that aired last night and it reminded me that i wanted to post about one of the segments. it was about the new lockdown policy that public schools have adopted to protect kids from shooters. i think the segment was inspired by the latest school shooting here in tennessee.

these kids knew it was a drill. they still panicked and if it hadn't been a drill, they would have lost their lives.

the whole segment gave me chills and had me in tears because it can happen anywhere. anytime. i think these drills should be performed in every school across the country. because it's obvious after you watch that it taught the kids to listen to their survival instincts. sometimes the best course of action isn't going to be heading to their designated lockdown classroom. it forced them to think and plan.

if you want to watch it, ABC has it up on their site here. it's very much an eye-opener.

in other news, i have yet to post my thoughts on VM. i think i'm still trying to gather them. i may watch it for the third time tonight and do a write-up as i watch. for now i will just say that i LOVED it. probably one of the best episodes EVER. here's hoping that after Cliff's performance, we will be seeing many more icons of him in the near future.


p.s. listening to other people's ipods is fun.

Comments

[bellanut.livejournal.com]

I just watched the ABC special. That was terrifying. Even just seeing a simulation of something like that shakes me right up. You have to wonder why on earth these kinds of drills aren't already a mainstay in ALL schools.

[amy37.livejournal.com]

I loved Cliff in this episode. Definitely could stand to see more of him.

[cindywrites.livejournal.com]

I did not see that last night. Thank you so much. When Ben has told me about their lockdown drills, I really did think they were kind of lame, and told him if the real thing ever happened at his elementary school, if he could get to it, he should run out the classroom door (they all have doors that open to the outside) and not stop 'til he gets home.

I think I'm going to email this to our Superintendant, School Committee Members, Principal, and teachers. Thanks, again. I'm trying not to cry, but I keep thinking of when they took out all those kids hiding in that classroom. I'd also told Ben to get in the way back of everyone else, on the bottom.

They make an excellent point that most shooters are students (my God, is this even our world) and would know the lockdown routines. It's just too much.

[chi2cali.livejournal.com]

SMOOOOOOCH

[lizie-muffy.livejournal.com]

i've got those drills at my school

we've got one for natural disasters, and one for a columbine type situation, there's a bunch.

unfortunately, no one (including me to be honest and fyi we're in high school) takes them seriously.