The DUNBLANE programme.

[tiredemma]

I dont think i have ever watched anything on tv as powerful and emotive as this.

maybe because i have a 5 yr old and from my pc can see a class photo on my shelf almost identical to the class at Dunblane.

so, so sad- as a parent you can almost imagine the absolute gut wrenching agony of waiting outside that school.

very powerful programme, quite eery that he had enough ammunition to wipe the whole school out and arrived just 5 mins after assembly had finished- does this mean that he may of intended to kill all of them????

Hi ja9, don't know about you but I'm off to bung the kettle on and blow my nose.

that was so helpful for me..

didnt know dunblane 10 yrs ago. i do now. dunblane and its people very much part of my life.

i teach in a primary school nearby. one of my colleagues was the other p1 teacher there at the time.

really selfish of me, but i felt had to grieve for the children, now, as a mother and teacher and local resident.

so so sad.

I forgot you were so close to Dunblane Ja9 - I cried at the time for the kids but I think it's only now as a mum with a diff perspective that the full impact of that day hits home. That's amazing that your collegue is still teaching, she must be a very brave/strong person.

How heartbreaking listening again to the police press officer reading the list of children's names - hearing age 5 over and over while my 5 year old slept upstairs had me in floods. My DS heard this story on the radio today and asked me what had happened I tried to explain as best and as simply as I could explaining how his school was safe and had secure entry etc but the wee soul couldn't stop thinking about it.