Oh, crap, I've got 25 kids in a gym with doors that don't lock. So I stuck my head out the door and yelled to the office to see what I needed to do. They yelled back that I should get them to a classroom. So across the hallway we dash to the Kindergarten class. They welcomed us and we sat in the dark and read Dr. Seuss stories. (It is his birthday today.)
After about 30 minutes, the older kids started to realize this wasn't a drill. Thankfully, we had a bathroom (that was about 8 inches tall) in the Kindergarten area. One of my poor fellow teachers has a bladder infection and had to dare the hallways to make it to a bathroom. One of the other 5th grades had a boy pee in his water bottle. (it was thrown out.)
After about 90 minutes, we were finally released to go back to our portable. Turns out some guy was suicidal and wandering the neighborhood with a gun. He was eventually caught in a backyard about 4 blocks from school. He never actually came on campus but according to the various rumors he shot up the cafeteria, was wandering the halls, and who knows what else.
Add it to my list of reasons I love teaching. It is never dull!
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