This year we are doing three different drills. The standard fire drill, an earthquake drill and the lockdown-on-steriod drill. When we go into lock-down everyone goes to the gym which is underground and they lock these big, thick steel doors behind you. The gym area has access to cameras stationed all over the area (not just the school) and other high-tech communication systems. If it is a real emergency the embassy people join us.. Not sure what the protocol is if one is running out of room!
When the war broke out here 4 years ago all the citizens were told to go to the schools because that was the safest place. There were hoards of people coming out of the hills trying to get into the school. If something were to happen again the same would probably be repeated. So now the school is surrounded by two layers of fencing and 24 hour guards. But one still feels perfectly at peace there - probably more so then in some of the state-side intercity schools.
Is there food and water stored in the safe place? How many people in your school in that room?
ReplyDeleteSounds like the bomb shelters people had here in the 70's. A. Anne had one built into the hill, sort of like a root cellar.