Miranda’s high school was locked down this afternoon. It was right after the classes let out and most of the students were still in the school. She got ushered into one of the guidance counselor’s offices along with a bunch of other kids in the vicinity and then proceeded to spend an hour and a half sitting on the floor, texting her friend Jiya and reading comics on her phone.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/winston-churchill-high-school-1.5491738
Tammy texted me just as I was getting ready to leave work.
Tammy: SWC (Sir Winston Churchill) is under a lockdown right now.
Me: ??? I see that M is still there. What’s happening?
Tammy: Got an email from the school saying it has been under lockdown since the end of classes. Police are there. Everyone stay away.
Me: Have you tried to contact M?
Tammy: Yes, she’s fine.
We don’t know all the details, but it sounds like a student brought some sort of an air gun to the school and another student saw it in their backpack. We don’t know any more than that, but Miranda is fine. The police have a student in custody.
Miranda’s biggest complaint is that it was hot in the room. There were too many people in there and no windows and the door was locked (obviously – they were on lockdown).
Updated the very next day…
And now, not to be outdone, Zachary’s school was evacuated due to a bomb threat.
When Zach was in lockdown it freaked me out a little even though it was a minor situation. My immediate thought was “Is he alright???” and the urge to go and get him immediately. Thank goodness for cell phones. I was able to contact him and find out he was ok.
Better safe than sorry!!! Idiots everywhere these days..Glad your OK Miranda..
It’s a wild and wacky World !!!!!!!!!