Kids doing 'lockdown' exercises in school

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1st day back yesterday for my year 12

Comes to tell me they did a lockdown exercise.... teacher blocked the door with chairs and they basically had to hide under desks, behind furniture until the threat was over

I'm quite surprised and upset that they feel the need to teach this in UK schools now.

Yes we did this. We had to go to the bottom of the school field (which was also a public park)

What’s the quickest way to tell someone @cardibach, an alarm bell (and a routine that has been practised) so pupils don’t panic, just like a fire drill

Brexit makes etymological sense.

I didn’t say it wasn’t. It’s still offensively nonsense though. I shall not be using it.

Offensive?

Totally normal since ages ago. We did ours today. The kids are always very blasé about it, as they are about fire drills.

Nonsense?
A word that can be readily understood isn't 'nonsense', even if its etymologically questionable.

Staff know as policy is distributed and updated.
Children know that is any alarm go off they stop, stand up and listen to their teacher, and that they follow all their instructions straight away, quietly and calmly.

In the case of the fire alarm they have to do the same anyway as they wouldn't go straight outside on their own regardless. They know what to do if not in their own classroom, or outside, as well. Basically - follow the teacher's instructions.

It's incredibly unlikely, due to the children's ages, they'd ever be somewhere in school on their own and without someone knowing where they were. For example, the toilets and one of the few places children go alone to - the toilet blocks are very close to classrooms and have to be passed to exit the school from most classrooms. Key members of staff also have a designated responsibility to check these non-classroom based locations and every knows if that is their job.

Invac is a lockdown drill. *The term invacuation rather than lockdown started to be used a couple of years ago for obvious reasons.

You are clearly doing lockdown drills from what you've said.*

We don't do invacuation drills but we do have a policy, which all staff are aware of. However, this isn't practised with the children - to be fair most of the actions are in-line with a lot of our other school policies and procures anyway, just without the alarm.