On Friday, February 4th, Fleetwood Area High School had a lock-down drill during second period. The purpose of lock-down drills is to practice what to do if there were ever a dangerous intruder in the building.
Every student already knows what to do during this drill: be quiet, and hide out of sight of the doors leading into the hallway. If a student is not in a classroom, he or she is expected to quickly walk into the nearest available classroom. Teachers are also to follow this rule, as well as maintenance staff and lunch ladies. Even visitors are supposed to follow these rules and quickly go into the closest room.
FAHS Principal Michael DeAntonio commented on the success of the recent lock-down drill.
“The drill was pretty average compared to how it usually is, but it was faster—meaning everyone got to where they were supposed to be quicker.”
Continued DeAntonio, “On the main floor, I check the doors and try to look into the classrooms, and I couldn’t see any teachers or students through the windows. It was quiet everywhere you went.”
Elizabeth Jones, a sophomore at Fleetwood Area High School, said, “People were quiet in my second period class because there are only five people in it. I think people are overall quieter during the drills. There might be whispering, but it’s not ‘cafeteria-loud.’”
According to Sarah Kilgore, another sophomore at FAHS, lock-down drills are pretty quiet, and, if an intruder really came into the building, students would be even quieter without any awkward noises.
Unfortunately, however, some students have more difficulty than others being quiet during the lock-downs.
The Tiger Times 
Posted on March 1, 2011 by thetigertimes
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