School Days....

Yesterday afternoon a young boy was shot & killed in a Toronto high school. The school was locked down for several hours before the 700 frightened students were released to their shocked & frantic parents. The murderer is still not found. Earlier this month the school had drills on what to do if a gunman entered the school. This was after the Virgina Tech massacre. They were told to duck under their desks which they did for all the hours yesterday. What a change from my school days!

I was in Gr. 4 when WWII ended & the Atomic age began. We did our "duck & cover" drills, but by Gr. 5, the drills ended. I presume because wiser heads then realized that the drills were useless if an atomic bomb was dropped near us. Now our children & grandchildren have a closer & real threat with no foreseeable happy ending. I ache for them & all of us.

Sadly,
Starfire