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Letters from America: Heartbreaking Conversations!

I still remember the day I picked up my son after the rehearsal, listening to the two of them tell the story, I was scared, because my son “normalized” the shooting story too much. My two children – N. and C. – are both in elementary school, grades 2 and 3.

– N.: “The situation of the child’s class is that the teacher is not in the class, so the students closest to the door will push the table to block the door, some of them are assigned to turn off the lights, and all of them hide. Practice 3 times, the first 2 times she pretended to be a bad person knocking on the door but couldn’t get in. The 3rd time, Mr. K. passed, he was too strong to push one into the class”.

– C.: “But it’s okay mom. Because bad people want to do as much damage as possible, they don’t stay in one place for too long, but will go to another class.”

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A school in Sunnyvale, California has a large lawn connecting the park outside, without barriers. Students distinguish the boundary between the school and the outside by painted lines on the cement field

– N.: “I have to hide in silence, say one word and bad people will know they will come and shoot. In my class, I have a friend H. is very disruptive, always intentionally laughing loudly, making the teacher very angry. But the teacher K. even pretended to say “It’s safe, let’s go” to lure us out.

I shudder! Why do they have to learn these things at such a young age? When I confided in my friends, many people expressed that they did not know how to talk to their children about the shooting problem when a new child in kindergarten had to rehearse (of course, “disguised” as a prank). hide and seek).

Not only rehearsals, my children are also taught about criminal psychology, such as the goal of bad people is to do as much damage in the shortest time, so they will act and prioritize what.

A friend who lives in Florida told me that your child’s school (kindergarten through 8th grade) rehearsed shooting up to twice a month. “I don’t know what to say, just feeling that rehearsals become an integral part of the school’s monthly activities is worrying” – you pout.

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Elementary school in Sunnyvale City, California: The sign in front of the school says School/Park. There is a gym on campus for adults to use before and after school.

In a state of confusion, many parents when going to find out about their child’s school are even more concerned with the structure of the classroom and the story of escape than other issues. Schools in the US are often built next to parks, many public schools do not have fences or are too low, so it is easy for strangers to get in and out.

Public schools in California often do not have security, only big events such as sports festivals, fundraisers … have police to assist. Most private schools are fenced and guarded, but the guards are not armed.

It’s sad to say that, but the rehearsal will help children not to panic when an incident occurs, and the school will coordinate more smoothly, thereby reducing casualties. However, many parents are still concerned because after all, young gunmen also spend their time at school and understand these maneuvers.

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