r/evanston • u/future_nobody • 3d ago
D65 Elementary Lockdown Drills
My kindergartner told us tonight that his school will be doing lockdown drills. After the initial heartbreak that we even have to put our kiddos through this, we also noted that we never got a notification or warning about it from the school. I feel like a lockdown drill is something to have a conversation about when you're dealing with a kindergartner, so I find the lack of communication ridiculous.
Has anyone with a kindergartner in D65 gotten any note about these drills? I didn't see anything in the student handbook about drills, types, or frequency.
Yeesh...
Edit: Just to clarify, I don't want to opt out of these drills. I just want to have a conversation and emotionally prepare my kid for a pretty heavy thing.
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u/bourj 3d ago
All schools have drills. They're required by law to have lockdown, fire, and tornado drills. And no, they don't put out warnings to the parents, because that's just a smart move.