School Put In Precautionary Lock Out After Parent Reports Hearing Gunshots In Wooded Area

[Parker 213]

I guess folks don't know it's still hunting season? (Today is the old, original "doe day." Only deer hunting is allowed today in the state.)

 

https://local.nixle.com/alert/5109586/?sub_id=1000005667

 

#GTPD Media Release: School Put In Precautionary Lock Out After Parent Reports Hearing Gunshots In Wooded Area- J.W. Lilley Elementary School, 1275 Williamstown Road, Gloucester Township, NJ

On December 18, 2013 at approximately 07:45 am, a parent dropping their child off at the J.W. Lilley Elementary School reported hearing gun shots, from along a wooded area near the school grounds.

 

As a precaution the school staff and Police Department initiated emergency LOCKOUT procedures due to a possible threat outside the school. This which resulted in a large police response to secure the school area. A large search of the surrounding area was conducted, which yielded negative results. Reports of a hunter in the area were received. There is a special deer permit hunting season is open this week.

 

The investigation is on going.

 

The J.W. Lilley School remained open during the incident, and all the children are safe.

[Nikos 31]

Follow up story in about a week:

 

Parents protest those evil, high powered guns used to slaughter the innocent Bambi ® deer in the woods. One of those bullets could penetrate the school walls and put the childrens' lives in danger!

[olderguy 0]

It is sick and getting sicker in this state.

[W2MC 1,699]

Next it's going to be a car back-fire.....

[JayWilling 33]

DUH!

[Holeshot 3]

The sad part is if people keep "crying wolf"  all the time, these lock downs will start to be meaningless. 

 

Kind of like the car alarm that always goes off at the mall that no one pays attention to.

[maintenanceguy 510]

Schools in NJ are now required to hold 1 fire drill and one "emergency" drill each month.   Emergency drills can be lock downs, evacuations, active shooter drills, bomb threats, etc.  They have already become meaningless. 

 

If there ever was a real shooting, locking yourself in your classroom won't help - NJ schools are required to have locks on classrooms that can always be opened from the inside even when locked so everyone can get out in a fire.  NJ schools are also required to have glass in every classroom door to prevent anyone from inappropriate activity with a student.   So...anyone with a gun, hammer, or rock can break the window and reach in and open the door.

 

How have schools decided to combat this?  By keeping paper next to the doors that can be taped over the windows in an emergency.  Nobody can get in if they can't see you.  Magic paper saves lives!

[olderguy 0]

How have schools decided to combat this?  By keeping paper next to the doors that can be taped over the windows in an emergency.  Nobody can get in if they can't see you.  Magic paper saves lives!

But will that magic paper say:  "Gun Free Zone" so it will REALLY stop them?

[OfcrFek 21]

But... wouldn't paper over the door mean someone hiding inside put it up...?  Gotta love NJ logic... smh....

[RUTGERS95 890]

LOL......

[mipafox 438]

 

I guess folks don't know it's still hunting season? (Today is the old, original "doe day." Only deer hunting is allowed today in the state.)

 

https://local.nixle.com/alert/5109586/?sub_id=1000005667

 

#GTPD Media Release: School Put In Precautionary Lock Out After Parent Reports Hearing Gunshots In Wooded Area- J.W. Lilley Elementary School, 1275 Williamstown Road, Gloucester Township, NJ

On December 18, 2013 at approximately 07:45 am, a parent dropping their child off at the J.W. Lilley Elementary School reported hearing gun shots, from along a wooded area near the school grounds.

 

As a precaution the school staff and Police Department initiated emergency LOCKOUT procedures due to a possible threat outside the school. This which resulted in a large police response to secure the school area. A large search of the surrounding area was conducted, which yielded negative results. Reports of a hunter in the area were received. There is a special deer permit hunting season is open this week.

 

The investigation is on going.

 

The J.W. Lilley School remained open during the incident, and all the children are safe.

Better than a TAGOUT procedure I guess.

[mipafox 438]

Follow up story in about a week:

 

Parents protest those evil, high powered guns used to slaughter the innocent Bambi ® deer in the woods. One of those bullets could penetrate the school walls and put the childrens' lives in danger!

He was using an 88 Magnum. It's so powerful it shoots through schools!

 

[Howard 538]

Just another example of the sheeple in NJ hunkering down in their gun free zones.  Wouldn't it be much easier and safer if they just required that a few teachers and administrators had guns and knew how to use them.  Oh wait, that is common sense something the sheeple are no longer in possession of in this state.

[mipafox 438]

The first thing every school shooter wants is a "lockdown." Going to need that to get the real work done.