Feeling sick when your toddler has "active shooter" drills at school? Hiding, hoping to stay safe

[sharedvalues]

Feeling sick when your kid or grandkid has active shooter drills at school? Reply here for solidarity.

A new American rite of passage. The first active shooter drill for our little kids. We don’t have to stand for this. There is a giant question in the air . What kind of country do we want to live in?

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[sharedvalues]

1. I'll reply 1st. This makes me incredibly motivated. Kids hiding because adults use guns for votes

Because the NRA and GOP need gun identity politics for votes and for profits for gun CEOs, our kids and grandkids have to practice hiding from shooters.

This is not what democracy stands for. This is not what America stands for.

If you don't speak up now to be part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

[Laffy Kat]

2. Even though I never thought I could home school...

Just don't have it in me among other reasons, I honestly think I would consider it right now if I had school-aged children. We had Columbine here in Colorado when they were young and of course I worried a lot since then, but with the nearly weekly occurrences presently, I'd want them home with me. I'd give up a job even.

[sharedvalues]

3. Ugh. Homeschooling is mainly for conservative extremists to brainwash anti-science pro-GOP views

We should all try not to homeschool. We want our kids to learn about how the world works (which naturally leads to them becoming liberals, unless they are billionaires). But I understand the sentiment.

[Laffy Kat]

5. I know, I know. Which was another of the many reasons I didn't want to do it.

And I didn't do it. The few mothers that I knew in the neighborhood who home-schooled were religious fundamentalists and their children, frankly, were stupid and not one went to college (one kid ended up in prison). I'm just saying if I had school-aged kids now, it's something I would consider. I'd be a nervous wreck.

[bobbieinok]

8. Early homeschoolers were 60s counterculture parents wno felt public schools were poor

Most of boasts re how homeschooled kids do so great on SATs, etc, are based on kids from this type of homeschooling.

RW groups then started pushing homeschooling and dominated the movement.

[sharedvalues]

9. Yup. That's why it's so sick the Koch-brainwashed types took it over.

Homeschooled right-wing kids are so brainwashed, it's crazy. Sad for them - their parents were worried they'd learn about how the world works and become liberals.

[bobbieinok]

10. You should read Libby Ann's blog love,joy,feminism at patheos. Tales re her days being homeschooled

She grew up in a Religious Right family and church. She has many stories about the shocks she experienced when she went to college and exited the bubble.

One of the most interesting is the story of how she grew from a kid at antiabortion rallys to her present prochoice activism9.

Having grown up in that culture, her insights into the Duggar family are eye-opening.

She has links to webpages run by people who grew up in RW home schools.

[dlk]

4. Some Parent's Don't Have a Choice - They Need to Work to Live Indoors and Feed Their Families

It's really nice for parents who have the option to work or stay home. Millions of Americans don't have that choice.

[Laffy Kat]

6. Listen, I know.

It's not do-able for most of us. We probably would have had to sell our house and our modest lifestyle would have taken a huge hit, although I guess I was lucky enough to have the option had I so chosen. Plus, as much as I love my boys, I more than likely would have lost my mind.

[BigmanPigman]

7. Teachers of 6 year olds aren't too thrilled doing it either.

I had to begin doing it three weeks after Sandy Hook with my first graders. The kids are pretty good when it comes to listening to the teacher and following instructions too. A few times I had the DARE officer from when I taught 6th grade come to my first grade classes and practice safety. I learned that those little legs can out run a grown man and they are great at making sharp turns. Their high pitched screams are pretty effective at scaring an adult as well. I was impressed after the first lesson and repeated it the following year with my next class.