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Post by putabuttononit on Apr 30, 2015 16:04:56 GMT
Hmm..just received two automated messages from our school principal, one on the house phone and then again on my mobile. Our school is on a "precautionary safety watch". Not a lockdown, but due to an unidentified cause, they are on watch. All parents may keep students home if they feel more comfortable? They are calling it a "heightened watch". Coincidentally my girl asked me to sleep in and go to school after her first two classes. She has never been late or absent but today for some reason she wanted to go out for coffee with me around 10 before I go to work, then go to school.
Would you keep your dd home?
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Apr 30, 2015 16:12:38 GMT
Interesting. What does 'heightened watch' even mean? To me, there's either a threat or there isn't. I'm not big on keeping the kids home (and when our school was on lockdown, I was NOT one of the moms hanging outside the school), but I might be tempted in your case since you don't know what exactly is going on.
Keep us posted!
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Post by akathy on Apr 30, 2015 16:28:03 GMT
I'd take her for coffee and then let her decide whether she wanted to go to school.
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Post by scorpeao on Apr 30, 2015 16:35:09 GMT
I'd take her for coffee and then let her decide whether she wanted to go to school. ^^^ this. The school said you could keep her home, so why not take advantage of it? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2015 16:40:39 GMT
I'd probably let her stay home if she wanted to. There's either some kind of threat or there isn't. If they're worried enough to let students stay home, I'd probably take advantage of it.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 30, 2015 16:57:00 GMT
I'd take her for coffee and then let her decide whether she wanted to go to school. Yep. If my teenager WANTED to spend time going out with me, heck yes I'd jump on that regardless of anything else. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 30, 2015 17:02:10 GMT
I'd take her for coffee and then let her decide whether she wanted to go to school. Yep. If my teenager WANTED to spend time going out with me, heck yes I'd jump on that regardless of anything else. Holy mother of teenagers, I can't agree more. I would do just about anything if my kid genuinely wanted to spend time with me-and if he asked first, I would dancing in the streets.  |
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 30, 2015 17:23:10 GMT
We had something similar happen a month or so ago at DS's school. It seems almost every school in San Diego had some sort of threat via a burn book app within a very short period. Our notice didn't come until after the kids were in school. A few parents did pull their kids, but most went about the day as usual. If we had received the call before school I would have let DS decide whether to go or not. Given his current stress level I doubt he would choose to miss school.
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Post by peabay on Apr 30, 2015 17:54:22 GMT
I would carry on as usual. If you were going to go out for coffee, do that. And then she was going to school? Then I'd do that too. She's probably safer at school than on most days because of the "heightened watch" - every eye in that school will be looking out for issues.
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Post by jemali on Apr 30, 2015 17:57:10 GMT
Has she heard rumors about something going on this morning? Seems odd that she would randomly pick this day to sleep in.
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Post by Peamac on Apr 30, 2015 18:03:43 GMT
Good point, jemali - I wonder if there have been rumors and she caught wind of them? putabuttononit - be sure to update us when you have more information! |
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Post by brandy327 on Apr 30, 2015 18:10:30 GMT
I'd take her for coffee and then let her decide whether she wanted to go to school.  |
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Post by alittleintrepid on Apr 30, 2015 18:12:49 GMT
She's already home? I might take her out for coffee and wait for an update.
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Post by maryland on Apr 30, 2015 18:22:59 GMT
I would carry on as usual. If you were going to go out for coffee, do that. And then she was going to school? Then I'd do that too. She's probably safer at school than on most days because of the "heightened watch" - every eye in that school will be looking out for issues. I agree! There was a rumor at our school a couple years ago, conincidentally, the day before Christmas break. It was on the news, police investigated, and they found no threat whatsoever (found out later 2 girls started a rumor). We sent our daughters to school, also figuring they would be safer there. Half the school was absent and my kids had the best day! They had fun with their teachers and my teenagers thanked us for making them go to school. And that is more rare than my husband telling me I was right.
Puttabuttononit, if you daughter is a good student and hardly ever misses, and she wants to take a day off (and the school excuses it), than I would let her. Mainly to do something fun with a great kid more than because of the threat. Just my opinion! 
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Post by putabuttononit on Apr 30, 2015 18:42:10 GMT
I took her out for coffee and asked her what she wanted. She's a lead in the school play, and they have a dress rehearsal she knew she couldn't miss. She decided to go, but I asked her to humor me and listen for a moment. I explained that every student in that school has access to weapons, and we don't have anything to screen them or any on campus security. I asked her to enter that building today with the mindset of protecting her own life. I told her to watch for anything out of place, anything unusual. I said to notice if any student seems strange or different, or any fights that break out. Listen for yelling or swearing or a scuffle. Have an escape plan in every classroom she enters, and keep her eyes up as she changes classes or goes into the theater, backstage etc. Then after school as well, be alert in the parking lot. I said all of this is being cautious but it's not being overly cautious. It's simple to do and might save her life or even keep others from harms way.
I'm not seriously worried today but just having that talk made me feel better about her being there today.
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Post by eastcoastpea on May 1, 2015 14:46:38 GMT
Has she heard rumors about something going on this morning? Seems odd that she would randomly pick this day to sleep in. |
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Post by annabella on May 1, 2015 14:53:09 GMT
We had something similar happen a month or so ago at DS's school. It seems almost every school in San Diego had some sort of threat via a burn book app within a very short period. Our notice didn't come until after the kids were in school. A few parents did pull their kids, but most went about the day as usual. If we had received the call before school I would have let DS decide whether to go or not. Given his current stress level I doubt he would choose to miss school. What's a burn book app? |
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Post by bc2ca on May 1, 2015 16:12:45 GMT
We had something similar happen a month or so ago at DS's school. It seems almost every school in San Diego had some sort of threat via a burn book app within a very short period. Our notice didn't come until after the kids were in school. A few parents did pull their kids, but most went about the day as usual. If we had received the call before school I would have let DS decide whether to go or not. Given his current stress level I doubt he would choose to miss school. What's a burn book app? It is an app that allows you to post anonymous comments about other people, start rumors, etc. This news story is about another local school, but many HS were hit with similar threats in area. Burnbook app threats |
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Post by momto4kiddos on May 1, 2015 17:39:51 GMT
How weird that they alert you to something, but not telling you what. If we get a call during the day like that we get specifics. That would bug me to know "something" is up, but not be able to decide what I thought because I don't know any details.
I have to say i'm very grateful that the school they go to is really on the ball about things like that. If something has gone on, my kids have been known to text me....but they barely get it out before the phone is ringing with the news.
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Post by MizIndependent on May 1, 2015 18:18:18 GMT
Interesting. What does 'heightened watch' even mean? To me, there's either a threat or there isn't. Schroedinger's Watch, it is both a threat and not a threat.  |
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