Old Project Avalon Forum (ARCHIVE) - View Single Post - My kid's schools doing mock FEMA drills today

Shellie · 09-18-2008, 10:29 PM

The schools do it because they HAVE to.

Schools are now dependent on Federal dollars to operate, so they will do anything they have to in order to remain in the favor of the Department of Education. That includes mock terror drills.

I was shocked a few years ago when I witnessed a lock-down drill at my kids' elementary school there in Ferndale. Locked doors, lights off, kids hiding behind bookcases so that the classroom looked empty (and therefor not tempting for a crazy gunman).

But I REALLY lost my mind when last year we moved to the Austin area, and the school had a "safety day". I thought it was an innocent school bus safety, fire safety, etc... Until at 8:00pm THE NIGHT BEFORE, the administration announced "Isn't this great, we're getting a Blackhawk helicopter tomorrow morning!"

OMG, I went ballistic! How kind of them to "give us warning". I replied to all the parents on the mailing list how INSANE that was. I told them that is was just to numb the kids to a military presence, how it was unnecessary to safety day, how it was a sign that the parents needed to sit down with their kids and teach them a little about how this country came to be, and WHY we do not use our military for law enforcement.

You know what? Every single parent that replied told me that I was crazy, that it was a great idea and an awesome opportunity for the kids to get to see a helicopter up close. I replied and told them to GO TO AN AIRSHOW. After a few back-and-forths I realized that people are so zombie-like that you can spoon feed them the facts and they shred the facts and devour the messenger.

So, I took my kids out of school that day. It turns out, there was a different helicopter in its place- one used for spraying fires. So, SOMEONE out there had heard my argument and agreed. But they never spoke out in public.

So my question to you: 9-11 occurred during a "terror drill", 7-7 London occurred during a "terror drill"... what makes you think the next time isn't going to coincide with a "terror drill"? How about a FEMA drill, where under martial law the director of FEMA takes direct orders from the President, and is above the law?

They can take your kids, and they don't have to tell you where.

09-18-2008, 10:29 PM	#4
Shellie Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 267	Re: My kid's schools doing mock FEMA drills today The schools do it because they HAVE to. Schools are now dependent on Federal dollars to operate, so they will do anything they have to in order to remain in the favor of the Department of Education. That includes mock terror drills. I was shocked a few years ago when I witnessed a lock-down drill at my kids' elementary school there in Ferndale. Locked doors, lights off, kids hiding behind bookcases so that the classroom looked empty (and therefor not tempting for a crazy gunman). But I REALLY lost my mind when last year we moved to the Austin area, and the school had a "safety day". I thought it was an innocent school bus safety, fire safety, etc... Until at 8:00pm THE NIGHT BEFORE, the administration announced "Isn't this great, we're getting a Blackhawk helicopter tomorrow morning!" OMG, I went ballistic! How kind of them to "give us warning". I replied to all the parents on the mailing list how INSANE that was. I told them that is was just to numb the kids to a military presence, how it was unnecessary to safety day, how it was a sign that the parents needed to sit down with their kids and teach them a little about how this country came to be, and WHY we do not use our military for law enforcement. You know what? Every single parent that replied told me that I was crazy, that it was a great idea and an awesome opportunity for the kids to get to see a helicopter up close. I replied and told them to GO TO AN AIRSHOW. After a few back-and-forths I realized that people are so zombie-like that you can spoon feed them the facts and they shred the facts and devour the messenger. So, I took my kids out of school that day. It turns out, there was a different helicopter in its place- one used for spraying fires. So, SOMEONE out there had heard my argument and agreed. But they never spoke out in public. So my question to you: 9-11 occurred during a "terror drill", 7-7 London occurred during a "terror drill"... what makes you think the next time isn't going to coincide with a "terror drill"? How about a FEMA drill, where under martial law the director of FEMA takes direct orders from the President, and is above the law? They can take your kids, and they don't have to tell you where.