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Students locked down, parents locked out.(INSIDER REPORT)(Brief Article)
During the Colonie Central High stink-bomb scare (see above), students were locked down for two hours while police examined John Pompeii's crudely constructed device. Patriot Act-inspired emergency protocols in place at many schools provide for prolonged lock-downs in the event of an actual emergency.
In early 2003, reported the February 14, 2003 Washington Post, Virginia's Loudoun County school district added "a 'shelter-in-place' plan against chemical attacks to their usual emergency procedures. Schools would be locked down and signs posted on the doors in Spanish and English saying that nobody would be allowed to enter or exit." Schools in the region stocked up on food and water, flashlights, batteries, and walkie-talkies. Elsewhere, school administrators "said ...
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