How Do You Behave In A School Lock Down?
A school lock down is when students, teachers, and faculty are confined to their rooms due to a perceived or real threat. Throughout the school year, it is common for schools in the U.S. and Canada to repeat lock down drills so that students become habituated to a passive response in the face of life threatening danger. Drills can be scary and you might feel threatened, but if you behave properly, you will not get in trouble. • If you know anyone who is doing this as a joke, tell a teacher immediately. Student lies cause other schools in the area to go into severe lockdown. • Lock the door however you can. • Close the windows and put the blinds down. • Try to find a place where no one can see you. • If you are not in a room, get into the nearest room. • If you are in the bathroom, pull your feet up on the toilet and lock the door. Don’t make any noise at all. • Don’t talk or make any movements. Try not to laugh, cough, sneeze, etc. • Stay where you are until someone comes around and un
