Nigel was in school yesterday to listen to his beloved little class of readers ……….
…… when the adventures of Biff, Chip and Kipper were suddenly disturbed by the ringing of bells for a scheduled, practice, lockdown drill (for terrorist, riot or intruder attack).
He had to instantly take his reader to the nearest classroom, then quickly get under a table/desk without a peep until they got the call to say all was safe, about ten minutes later.
It was only a practice, the children took it all in their stride as they had before, but the need to do such a thing, throughout the school and on a regular basis, left Nigel deep and alone in his thoughts.
Sometimes ……..
…….. the world can be a scary place.
Lost innocence, well before it ought to occur? Very sad.
ReplyDeleteOh that’s so sad that it’s come to this, and how scary too. It seems like the age of innocence has gone. We had regular fire drills when I taught in school, but they were always quite cheerful escapes from lessons and not nearly as scary as the thought of a terrorist alert.
ReplyDeleteOh goodness a sign of the times....and I agree a bit scary indeedy. Very sad indeed. JantheFan x
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