Gwinnydapooh
Retired Screen Name
Thanks, Raymond. I would hope I could do the right thing, but I keep remembering it took me around 5-8 minutes to come up with that solution, ineffective as it turned out to be.
My school and room are what you describe (Keep in mind I'm only a student teacher, my building will change in the Fall.) The school is an "L" shape. The "pod" (primary grades) are at one end, we (6th grade) are at the other with the gym, music, lounge, office etc. along the corner. We're the next to last room on a straight hallway, about 20-30 feet from the exit into an open field. To be honest, I think it's a pretty good setup--there's some cover but that helps cops and kids too, plus the long straight hall means if I get the kids partway out and the guy comes back I should see him before he can be accurate with a handgun. If I were armed this would mean I could get the kids out, stay between the two, and engage him. Of course, I'm NOT.
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Don
"Its not criminals that go into schools and shoot children"
--Ann Pearston, British Gun Control apologist and moron
My school and room are what you describe (Keep in mind I'm only a student teacher, my building will change in the Fall.) The school is an "L" shape. The "pod" (primary grades) are at one end, we (6th grade) are at the other with the gym, music, lounge, office etc. along the corner. We're the next to last room on a straight hallway, about 20-30 feet from the exit into an open field. To be honest, I think it's a pretty good setup--there's some cover but that helps cops and kids too, plus the long straight hall means if I get the kids partway out and the guy comes back I should see him before he can be accurate with a handgun. If I were armed this would mean I could get the kids out, stay between the two, and engage him. Of course, I'm NOT.
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Don
"Its not criminals that go into schools and shoot children"
--Ann Pearston, British Gun Control apologist and moron