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It’s beyond me why someone would do this to a group of children. I had a hard enough time in elementary school, middle school and now high school, and lord knows I would probably never have gone back if something like this happened. When Columbine happened my brother was in high school, he didn’t go to school for months out of fear. I’m sure it will cause some students some kind of traumatic stress.

Did these adults not even consider the consequences of such an act? Each day when children are sent off to school parents are trusting that these adults will do their best to keep their children safe and somewhat happy, that the teachers and administrators have their kids’ best interest in mind. These faculty members decide to play such a frightening ‘trick’ on a group of children–one that would frighten most anyone in light of recent events, betraying the trust parents and students gave them. I believe that some of these children will have issues with trusting authority for a very long time.

If someone came into your work place, acting scared out of their skin, told you there was a gunman on the loose in the office building, that this was NOT A DRILL, to get under your desks, do you think you might be frightened? And when people smile and say, “GOTCHA!” wouldn’t you be tempted to beat the living daylights out of them? I’m sure you would. I wish I knew where these teachers lived.