'Secure,' then 'Evacuate,' and the reminder of the world we live in
A teacher reflects on a school evacuation, colleagues’ fears and the reality of living in an age of violence.
“Secure.”
The voice came from the overhead speaker in my classroom. It belonged to one of our building’s assistant principals.
She sounded calm, but serious and assertive. She sounds the same in day-to-day conversation. That’s one of the things I like best about her.
“Secure” is part of the Standard Response Protocols, a system developed by the I Love U Gu…
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