Scary' intruder drill leaves Phillipsburg,NJ teachers upset, officials assured
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/today/index.ssf/2008/08/scary_intruder_drill_leaves_ph.html"A group of elementary teachers gathered for a workshop at Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center got a shock Friday when a gunman burst into the facility library.
The man, yelling obscenities, squeezed off several shots, prompting those present to run for cover and pray for their lives.
They found out later that the gunman was an actor and the shots fired were blanks, both part of a "hostile intruder drill" organized by the Phillipsburg School District and police department."
Two lucky notes for the actor:
1. PRNJ - 1000x 0% chance of anyone being armed.
2. School=Defenseless Victim Zone.
Further observation:
"The man, yelling obscenities, squeezed off several shots, prompting those present to run for cover and pray for their lives.
The teachers had been trained how to react in such a circumstance and used what they learned effectively during the exercise, Chando said.
Town police Chief Edward Mirenda also praised teachers' performance, saying, "Teachers did a great job and reacted as they were trained."
Trained = Baaaaaaaaaaaaa Baaaaaaaaaaaaa Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I look forward to the day where the story includes:
"Mr. Z- a teacher at the school - reacting to the alleged maniac - promptly took a metal folding chair and beat the maniac senseless rendering him unconscious and near death
Unfortunately, any heroic action would be met with loss of employment at the very least, massive legal defense fees and potential arrest and sentencing!