Re: GEN: Frightening morning

[Nancy Lieber <nlieber@execpc.com>]

Dear all:

In spite of teaching at what I regard as a very safe school, with no
safety problems...yet... I couldn't help feeling as I left the building
today..."I survived."

As many of you we have tightened things up and are actively working to
prevent problems...yet...things have changed..suddenly what I am doing
feels more dangerous.

The one bright spot in all of this is the dialogue going on everywhere
around me between everyone (at McDonald's, the filling station, the
bank, between neighbors, at church, in the print and electronic media,
between students, between parents and teachers, etc.) about safety,
causes, the needs of children and teens, the role of adults, and how we
can help each other arrive at a new paradigm about society and young
people.
--
Nancy Lieber
Lower School Library/Media Specialist
University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Nlieber@execpc.com  or Nlieber@usm.k12.wi.us

Phyllis R. Mitchell wrote:
>
> Netters,
>
> Just read Deena Wells' message from last evening as she worried about
> impending doom for today.  We just spent the last hour outside, in quite
> chilly weather, as the police came to search the school for a bomb.  We had
> a threat this morning and I'm wondering how many people across the country
> are beginning to experience this kind of activity?  Needless to say,
> returning to the media center causes me to have a rather eerie feeling
> after this experience.  Most of our students (1,000 member school) are
> checking out - several very frightened.  I'm saddened and reminiscent of
> the days, as a child, when we all felt the need for a "fall out shelter."
> It does make one weary.  Just thoughts after reading Deena's message and
> then experiencing a cold morning....
>
> Phyllis

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