Lockdown

Today, at the beginning of third hour, my prep period, an announcement from the principal, came over the intercom announcing a lockdown. Teachers were told to lock their doors, and not let anyone out for any reason. He did, however, clearly state that it was a drill and not a dangerous situation. Damn. And I had to go to the bathroom.

So, I locked the door to our office, and tried to get some work done. Unfortunately, the internet was not cooperating, but I still managed to be somewhat productive with my knees crossed.

It turned out that they brought in the drug-sniffing dogs to check the lockers. They did find some things in gym lockers. I didn't hear how many.

Of course, my students, told me that they shouldn't just check the lockers, most students aren't stupid enough to leave their stash in their lockers. We'll see if next time they bring the dogs into the classrooms. That would be interesting if a dog started pointing at one of my student's backpack.

Of course, the good old days were different. The students would have been so uncool as to carry a backpack. (I think you would have been beaten up for that!)

In those halcyon days we had no security guards, the building's doors were unlocked all day long, and our school was a place where nothing happened. Everyone knew who the drug dealers and users were, but if they were from 'good' families nothing happened. There were no discipline issues, especially if your parents belonged to the right clubs and lived on the right side of the tracks. There was no violence, unless it was from being bullied. There was no immediate danger, unless it was food flying in the cafe.

Things have changed, some for the better, some for the worse. I guess, however, that we look back at the past through rose colored glasses.