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Author:  Katie_David [ Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:47 pm ]
Post subject:  lockdown at Hardin Park

I work at a daycare and one of my kids has an older brother who goes to Hardin Park. He came in last week telling us that his school went into a lockdown. When I asked him about it, he said that a crazy guy wanted to kill them all, so they were locked into the classroom. I asked the mother what happened. She said that someone who lived in Mountaineer Village sent his girlfriend a message telling her that if she didn't do what he wanted her to, there would be another VT incident. First of all, I live in Mountaineer Village and I didn't hear about any of this. When the mom came in today she told us that in the paper the principal was getting a lot of crap for being so quick to put the school on lockdown. Personally, as a parent or as a teacher, my concern is for the student's safety. If there is even a slight possibility that the students are in any sort of danger, you do what you have to do. What do you think about this?

Author:  Adam B [ Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:40 pm ]
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If the threat was actually as it was explained to you by a parent then I see nothing wrong with the way the principle acted. His actions were based on a concern for the saftey of all the students in the building. Even if it was a false alarm, he still acted like I would hope anyone would.

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