Flynn Mooney<\/p>\n
Newington ran another of its infamous lockdown and evacuation drills on Wednesday, and it can\u2019t be said that it was a complete success. The most notable issue was that not all of the rooms and buildings in the school are fully equipped with a working alarm.<\/p>\n
Year 9 boys working on sports journalism in the OBLT were left unknowing to the drills, as there was no lockdown or evacuation alarms heard. I caught up with a student from that class, Harrison Henson, who had this to say, \u201cno one in the class even knew what was going on, until our teacher walked out to get something and came back and said everyone was on the oval. If there was actually a man on campus or a fire, we surely would have been killed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The chilling truth is that these students would have been in very serious danger if there was a realistic threat, and this is just unacceptable.<\/p>\n
It has also been confirmed there was a second class who did not here the alarms, and would have been in similar danger in a real lockdown or evacuation. However, this is not the only issue revolving around these practice drills.<\/p>\n
Another problem is the lay out of the rooms in regards to the ability to see in and around from the outside. If there was someone on campus who got into the building, students inside most classrooms are still very visible, even if they are on the ground and the lights are turned off.<\/p>\n
This raises the danger level for the students, as visibility in the classroom is key for an emergency. While there isn\u2019t a clear solution at the moment, this issue should be looked at for future classes.<\/p>\n
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