Another Day Another Lock Down...

What's up with all these lock downs? We've had 2 in 6 weeks. Is the threat to our safety really up or does the administration feel the need to torcher us. Just when the final bell is about to ring in our final class for the day, we hear the intercom buzz and our Principal announces another lock down. After a short pause to allow for all the moaning, she follows up with instructions to back away from the windows and door and also to turn off the lights. Once again we envision scenarios of guns on campus, gang fights, or someone suicidal. We all pull out our 'not allowed on campus' cell phones and begin our 'not allowed' texting. Everyone's asking What the !+@"&% and when can we go home? Two hours went by before we heard there was a robbery many miles from our school. I've heard of being cautious, but this is ridiculous. All the excitement and once a week lock down and fire drills brings me back to the childhood classic of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. If there really is a fire or the need for a serious lock down most likely everyone will die. No one takes them seriously anymore...but that's High School.