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I have been on the phone and online watching the school lock down at Roo's school. It was a DV in the neighborhood but it took several hours to clear before they lifted the lock down. Now I am wondering what kind of emergency kit they have in place for extended lock downs. I am curious if I should make one and send it to school with Roo for her class. I need to find out if her 1st grade classroom is anything like her kindergarten one with access to the restroom without leaving the building and going outside.
 
Grimm said:
I have been on the phone and online watching the school lock down at Roo's school. It was a DV in the neighborhood but it took several hours to clear before they lifted the lock down. Now I am wondering what kind of emergency kit they have in place for extended lock downs. I am curious if I should make one and send it to school with Roo for her class. I need to find out if her 1st grade classroom is anything like her kindergarten one with access to the restroom without leaving the building and going outside.
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In all of my years teaching, the schools never once provided an emergency kit. In a situation where I was considering a restraining order against a father, the teacher's union (not a fan!) advised me to refer to the emergency manual. I didn't have one, but the district did and had requirements for all schools to have an emergency plan. When I asked the principal about it, she said she never wanted to upset anyone, so she didn't do that, in spite of it being a district requirement.
You are a wise woman. What have you considered including in the kit you donate? Some thoughts that I have include bottled water, various snack items, wet wipes. Are there bathroom facilities in the classroom? If not, toileting could be a big issue.

Something that is becoming much more common is to be able to lock classroom doors so that intruders cannot get in. Some classrooms have window views from the hall. Being able to cover and protect those may not be easy, but could make a big difference in safety.

After a lockdown at a school is prime time to review with the administration what their safety plan is and to make suggestions to them.
 
Weedygarden said:
In all of my years teaching, the schools never once provided an emergency kit. In a situation where I was considering a restraining order against a father, the teacher's union (not a fan!) advised me to refer to the emergency manual. I didn't have one, but the district did and had requirements for all schools to have an emergency plan. When I asked the principal about it, she said she never wanted to upset anyone, so she didn't do that, in spite of it being a district requirement.
You are a wise woman. What have you considered including in the kit you donate? Some thoughts that I have include bottled water, various snack items, wet wipes. Are there bathroom facilities in the classroom? If not, toileting could be a big issue.

Something that is becoming much more common is to be able to lock classroom doors so that intruders cannot get in. Some classrooms have window views from the hall. Being able to cover and protect those may not be easy, but could make a big difference in safety.

After a lockdown at a school is prime time to review with the administration what their safety plan is and to make suggestions to them.
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I read a post on a blog months back about lock down emergency kits for classrooms. It detailed all these items and issues (potty). I want something I can give to Roo's teacher for the remainder of the year and collect for restocking on the last day. Of course perishables could be given to the class as snacks the last day as they walk out the door.

I did send an email to Roo's teacher hoping to find out what the district/school has planned for such emergencies. I hope they have something so it will be easy to fill the gaps.
 
Grimm said:
I read a post on a blog months back about lock down emergency kits for classrooms. It detailed all these items and issues (potty). I want something I can give to Roo's teacher for the remainder of the year and collect for restocking on the last day. Of course perishables could be given to the class as snacks the last day as they walk out the door.

I did send an email to Roo's teacher hoping to find out what the district/school has planned for such emergencies. I hope they have something so it will be easy to fill the gaps.
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I know that a school can go to lockdown if there is crime and other unsafe behavior going on in the area of a school, maybe a mile or more away.

The teacher might be able to get some other parents to help out as well. My thought is if it is in an opaque container so that people can't see in it, it will be less likely to be raided for snacks or drinks for other situations.
 
@Grimm that is scary at Roo's school and there is so much DV going on in the world today and your are right to ask what emergency procedures they have in place too.

@squirrelhunter and @CluelessKai hoping they can both find some solutions to your pain and can work with you both on natural therapies and vitamins, minerals etc. Ask your doctors about high dose magnesium and calcium tablet therapy too as that helps with the pain and also try Arnica cream as well that is a fantastic herbal salve that reduces inflammation and also gives pain relief. These are some alternate medicines along with some pain killers we use on DH that was literally wiped out by a Leopard Tank and they work.
 
phideaux said:
Why wuld the teacher not want to be involved?

:dunno:

Jim
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Because she doesn't want to be bothered. That fact the school has supplies in a locked storage pod on campus is enough for her. Her response when I brought it up was the kids can go to the bathroom in the trash can and the classroom has a sink for water.

My thoughts are only 6 of the kids bring a lunch out of a class of 24. No food for majority which means the kids that have homemade lunches are going to be forced to share that little bit of food. Having a few snacks per student in a bucket or tote is smart.

Sooner or later one of the kids is not going to use the trashcan to go potty and use the sink. There goes the water! Having a honey bucket setup would curb this and having a case of water bottles would be great in case it doesn't.

But who am I but a very concerned parent.
 
phideaux said:
Why wuld the teacher not want to be involved?

:dunno:

Jim
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Why is it hard to get anyone involved in such as this. I was president of the PTO in my granddaughters elementary school for 2 years. I had to shame teachers and parents to get any participation out of anyone! Nobody wants to be held accountable for anything! Bunch of snowflakes!!
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@Grimm as @gumpy said most people are apathetic and genuinely believe that nasty things don't happen and unfortunately don't believe in preparing for anything either. It is unfortunately the way society is and no doubt if they did have a preparation kit in the classroom you could guarantee that most parents would object saying it was scaremongering :confused: .

If I were you I would carry on and do what you are doing and prepare Roo yourself and train her at home on what to do in these sorts of scenarios.
 
gumpy said:
Why is it hard to get anyone involved in such as this. I was president of the PTO in my granddaughters elementary school for 2 years. I had to shame teachers and parents to get any participation out of anyone! Nobody wants to be held accountable for anything! Bunch of snowflakes!!
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Yeah. Roo's teacher is not a snowflake per say. She is at least 10 years older than me with 3 kids herself all out of public school. It's funny when I talk to her she seems to be very clueless for a tenured teacher who has been teaching over 20 years. I am just the kid of 2 teachers and know more about child psychology and education. I tell K daily that this woman should retire or go on the teach older children. She expects 6-7 year olds to have perfect classroom behavior and be able to work independently for long periods.

:rolleyes:

I got K to promise that I will home school Roo next year if we can't get her into the charter school 10 miles away. Win-win for Roo!
 
Emergency Essentials had small backpack packs with the basics I bought for our grandkids. But this year, they are not allowed to carry backpacks or bags of any kinds. So they don't have anything. The elementary school a few years ago had them squatting on the floor in a line with their hands on their heads for active shooter drill. I tell the grandkids to hide, and get out when they see an opportunity.
We take supplies seriously at our school. We have a large closet with 110 gallons of water, two large bins of shelf stable food, and general emergency supplies. I have a base station in my office for communications, and my carry is not far away. We also have a fully stocked kitchen and first aid for shelter in place. I love it when parents ask to see our emergency preparedness plan, and discuss what we can and will do in the event of an emergency. In our state, it is a Dept of Homeland requirement.
 
Doin what I always do. Back in the Groove. Saw Ms Doo for some good Pedicure. Love that woman. But shes so far away from me. Shes so Far away from me. Workin on some Chicken soup. Thing I wanted more Fellowship, while Im cookin. Me Good.
 
Resto said:
Doin what I always do. Back in the Groove. Saw Ms Doo for some good Pedicure. Love that woman. But shes so far away from me. Shes so Far away from me. Workin on some Chicken soup. Thing I wanted more Fellowship, while Im cookin. Me Good.
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That's great! Glad you're on the mend.
 
In the process of changing the corn furnace from heating the house to heating the garage. Got the corn and duct work disconnected and pretty well set except for moving the thermostat which we'll do Saturday. Making venison steaks for supper right now,yum yum. :woo hoo:
 
Got up, coffee let Strawberry outside to take care of her business.
Coffee,
Paid the electric bill, car payment,phone bill,rent etc.
Went to Wal*Mart got dog food, few other things spent less than $50.
Went to bank got quarters for laundry.
Got hair cut.
Went to new grocery store in town(we have been without grocery store for about 5 years).
Did some price checking, comparing shopping.
Came home made roast beef sandwich for late lunch on lettuce leaves( that will take time to get used too.)
Unloaded car,checked mail, started putting away groceries
Made second pot of coffee.
Let Strawberry out to take care of her business.
She barked at squirrel instead.
Took nap for about 1.5 hours.
Fixed supper, made coffee.
Still have to finish up dishes.
Separate hamburger into smaller packages for my size of meals.
 
Grimm said:
I have been on the phone and online watching the school lock down at Roo's school. It was a DV in the neighborhood but it took several hours to clear before they lifted the lock down. Now I am wondering what kind of emergency kit they have in place for extended lock downs. I am curious if I should make one and send it to school with Roo for her class. I need to find out if her 1st grade classroom is anything like her kindergarten one with access to the restroom without leaving the building and going outside.
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Wow "1st Grade EDC". Whats this world coming to?
 
Went to town with Thing I. He bought a new XDM in 45 ACP and a nice Ballistic Fabrice Holster Took it to the range and put a box of 50 through it. Hes Stoked. Came back to my place and cleaned it. Both my Godsons Train on their own now, both have XDMs now. I step in for Next level Instruction as they Progess. Im still a 1911 Guy, Love my XDS though. Those XDMs are sweet., Got two Missions for this week and next week. Back to "The Dark Side". I found a Kool Thermos at Sportsmans warehouse. It says its "Indestructable" and Keeps things "Hot " for 40 hrs. Challenge Accepted. 65 bucs. Doing Laundry. Going through my GHB for work.
 
Busy day today! DH to doc and then to hosp. for chest x-ray as he has been very short of breath lately. Not a smoker! My day started with getting my labs from the new doc. All my numbers look good! Then to the vet to retrieve my copies of all dog's rabies shots which I forgot about yesterday. Then met DH at doc and followed to hosp. I went to Walmart for rx and a few groceries, then to H&R block to pick up taxes, then to ins. co. to talk about getting dh life insurance. Then to produce stand for local honey and finally to gas station to fill up jeep. That was a big day for me, dh came home shortly after hosp. Hope to stay home tomorrow and do eBay!
 
Just got back from an ESS (Emergency Social Services) meeting. We are the folks who show up after a disaster to make sure you are looked after for the first 72 hours. Last summer we ran (they ran, I was a volunteer) the evacuation coordination Center for the wildfire refugees in the area
 
Hi guys, back to the being prepared stuff. Where I live I can get prepper food at just about any place in town, even the grocery stores are carrying stuff for emergency preparedness. Back when I lived in California where the population was 300x larger you couldn't find any of that stuff to save your life. You could get a small amount at some of the sporting goods stores but that was it, also no one seemed to even care or think that anything could happen. I think they just expect that the government will come in and take care of them. Luckily where I live now I can easily live off the land if I needed to.
 
Chris said:
Hi guys, back to the being prepared stuff. Where I live I can get prepper food at just about any place in town, even the grocery stores are carrying stuff for emergency preparedness. Back when I lived in California where the population was 300x larger you couldn't find any of that stuff to save your life. You could get a small amount at some of the sporting goods stores but that was it, also no one seemed to even care or think that anything could happen. I think they just expect that the government will come in and take care of them. Luckily where I live now I can easily live off the land if I needed to.
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Just to let you know you can get #10 cans of long term food storage at the LDS canneries even here in California. There are a couple in each community. There is one a couple blocks from my folks' house in OC but the closest one to me is 20 miles a way.

There are also Honeyville stores and Food storage outlets around in Cali as well. The trick is not thinking it can't be found. You just need to look up the locations of the store fronts on the companies websites. Not to mention you can buy both Emergency Essentials and Augason Farms canned foods through Walmart's website for store pick up or free shipping. You just need to look for options and not think it doesn't exist in California.

I also want to mention that not all of California is just like the population centers like Los Angeles. I live out by the reservations but when we lived 10 miles up the mountain it was a very conservative town with more churches than bars and farms and orchards all around. Majority of the state is farms and ranches.
 
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Gotta get my butt in gear, and head off to VES (Veterans Evaluation Services) today.

They are going to re evaluate my service connected disability,
Ha... maybe they will increase it..:LOL:

I just can't grasp it that they are contracting a civilian doctor,
that has none of my health records , to assess my military injury from 50+ years ago.:rolleyes:

Jim
 
I ordered a few long term supplies to put in Roo's backpack EDC. I got the 4oz water pouches with the 5 yr min shelf life. The cheapest deal I could find was 64 pouches for $12. I only want to put 3-6 in the pack but buying a small amount would have cost the same. I am running out for the items I don't need to order once the workmen fixing the kitchen floor leave.

I figure I'll vacuum seal the kit so she can't pilfer it for snacks and distractions. The way Sentry seals his homemade MREs. :)

I think a note for Roo and one for her teacher about the kit would be smart so it is understood what is in it and how the kit will be used. Of course Roo will be getting a lesson about it as I assemble it. Just like when I update her BOB.
 
Grimm said:
Just to let you know you can get #10 cans of long term food storage at the LDS canneries even here in California. There are a couple in each community. There is one a couple blocks from my folks' house in OC but the closest one to me is 20 miles a way.

There are also Honeyville stores and Food storage outlets around in Cali as well. The trick is not thinking it can't be found. You just need to look up the locations of the store fronts on the companies websites. Not to mention you can buy both Emergency Essentials and Augason Farms canned foods through Walmart's website for store pick up or free shipping. You just need to look for options and not think it doesn't exist in California.

I also want to mention that not all of California is just like the population centers like Los Angeles. I live out by the reservations but when we lived 10 miles up the mountain it was a very conservative town with more churches than bars and farms and orchards all around. Majority of the state is farms and ranches.
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How do you look up an LDS cannery?
 
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