With many school shootings going on, is AJCMS ready?
March 28, 2014
AJCMS is a closed campus and it is secure, but are they prepared for a shooting?
We all know the famous school shooting that occurred on December 14, 2012. The name of the school, Sandy Hook Elementary School. Since 26 deaths occurred in this school, we know that the adults at the main office weren’t prepared. The only thing the teachers told each other after hearing some shootings was, ”Shooter!, Stay put!” and that was only heard by some of the teachers.
Three school shootings occurred on February 10. In Lyndhurst, Ohio, Salisbury, North Carolina, and Los Angeles, California. The most recent school shooting took place in Portland, Oregon.
A school security drill states that every school needs a practice for a respond in case of a shooting.
The most recent school shooting occurred on March 11, 2014 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/.
Local elementary school, Hooper Avenue is prepared for shootings.
Security guard, Thomas said, “The whole school is closed so people without authority or IDs can’t come in.” Thomas also said that parents have to wait for their children outside. Parents may not enter unless its through the office.
Eva Mercado, secretary at Hooper Avenue said that the school gets a call from LAPD right away or the school police when a shooting is happening near by.
At Hooper Avenue they have mandatory school shooting drills. The school practices a technique called “Lincoln on campus.”
Eighth grader, Raul Lopez said, “I think that the school might be ready if there was a shooting.”
Seventh grader, Ariana Flores said “I think our school is ready for a shooting because there is a lot of security and if there was a real shooting I would feel safe.”
Sixth grader, Sandy Nava said, “I think our school is prepared to protect the school in case of a shooting.”
Officer Andrew Figueroa, said “I have protected my country so I could surely protect the school”.
Figueroa said that if there were a shooting near by school they will make sure the school is secure and closed. They will call “code orange” which indicates there is a risk of a local terrorist according to http://louisacounty.va.schoolwebpages.com/. Figueroa also said that they will attack the shooter.
Overall, AJCMS is clearly ready for a shooting.
Ramon Gonzalez • Apr 3, 2014 at 5:48 pm
I used to go to Hooper Avenue Elementary School,and i remember that when the alarm went off<the principal said"LINCOLN IS ON CAMPUS" I really think our school is protected
Carl Finer • Mar 31, 2014 at 7:18 pm
The one in Lyndhurst, Ohio was at the high school I attended (Brush High School!). My parents still live down the street. And I didn’t even know this had happened! Thank you for covering such a serious, important topic.