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suzannem18 t1_je615eh wrote

Reply to comment by hiding-identity23 in Police swarm multiple local schools after reports of shootings, believed to be hoax by Bmartin_

My daughter goes to Altoona. It's really sad that this is what our kids have to deal with—that this is their normal. This sort of stuff never happened when I was in school back in the Dark Ages before Columbine and the rest. I'm just glad it was actually a hoax... I can't imagine what it would be like if it were a real situation.

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hiding-identity23 t1_je6295i wrote

Columbine happened at the end of my junior year. There were (rumored?) bomb threats about the prom that year, but they were quickly debunked. I don’t think we had any threats of anything my senior year.

One of mine was in first grade at the time of Sandy Hook. I don’t know if that’s why it really started on my radar or what, but I just feel like from then on out they’ve just been practically nonstop.

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suzannem18 t1_je7alzs wrote

I think I’m a few years older than you. I had just turned 23 when Columbine happened and was in my senior year of college. I’ve worked at universities since 2001, and had threats after Virginia Tech, as well as for random reasons. My kids have had so many lockdowns… It never gets easier, and it’s way too much!

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