School lockdown happening across the country, Schools are practicing and preparing for the worst.
Young children taking part in terror drills are being taught to scramble behind upturned tables and under desks while teachers lock classroom doors and close windows and blinds.
Youngsters are also urged to keep silent during the drills. The reason is not explained to them, and instead teachers say it is a GAME in one school they were told that they were hiding from a tiger.
A Department for Education spokesman said: “All schools should have crisis management plans in place, drawn up in conjunction with their local police forces and other authorities, to deal with emergency incidents.”
The spokesman said these procedures encompass everything from terrorism to gas leaks.
He said: “The safety of children in our schools is paramount and we take any incidents extremely seriously.”
It is not just the UK that is preparing for the worst, France, Spain and the USA have also got a drill in place.
Gemma Watkins spoke with us and said her child is 7 and come hold from school and told her “we hid from a loose dog today, we had to turn over the table and be super quiet”.
Gemma was shocked when she looked in her sons school bag and saw the letter explaining the lockdown procedure.
Do you personally feel this is a good idea?
Are you happy for your child to practice this drill?
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