On 9/16, an active shooter threat was called into three high schools within the APS district. Volcano Vista, Sandia, and Albuquerque high students were unsure if they would make it home to their families that night.
Since this petition was released 14 days ago, there has been a total of 9 Shelter-in-place reports district wide. Adding those to the rest of the 2022-2023 school year, that comes out to almost 30.
As of today, (9/30/2022) the APS district has only been in session for around 50 days.
The reaction given by the adults in our lives, and the higher-ups of the district, was disappointing to many of us. Who else is supposed to protect us? The disorganization of the system in these schools led to miscommunication all through the district. Almost every person you ask has a different story on this. But there are obvious inconsistencies;
-Students were told to go back in the building to "return to learning" after being scared for their lives.
-APS told the media that this was a shelter in place, rather than an active shooter situation. (possibly to avoid bad press, as if their image matters more than telling us if there is an actual threat or not. How are we supposed to know how to react if they don't tell us what's actually happening?)
When you sign this petition, you are assisting toward bringing this up to the official board. We as students deserve a say in our safety at school, and we have been shown that the system does not have our best interest at heart.
We are working on building a list of safety hazards within the system to present to the board, as well as a list of ways the district is inflicting indirect emotional harm and unease on the student population.
I do not disagree with the way the teachers and staff handled the situation on Friday, they are human too, and they are also confused. The substantial amount of people with different stories is a communication problem that could have quickly become fatal. If there are lives on the line we need to work as a community. Parents, staff, students, admin, all of us need to put in an effort to correct the mistakes we witnessed on Friday, and that starts with hearing the truth from the schools.
Friday simply prompted further research as to what actually happened, uncovering the amount of times the administration has been claimed uncooperative with the community. The petition is so the school board takes us seriously, when we further this communication issue with them.
@MaMforChange on Instagram and Twitter for more information
Updates
September 19, 2022
I am honestly overwhelmed by the reach this has gained in such a short amount of time. I started this because I felt ignored but seeing so many of you join in makes me realize that this belongs to all of us now. Thank you for showing that our safety cannot be treated as an afterthought.
Reached 100 supporters
September 19, 2022
38 Comments
Some new administrator was barking orders at kids after the lockdown was lifted yelling obscenities at them. This was a traumatic situation and the kids deserved kinder treatment.
I am a grandparent and legal guardian of a student at VVHS. I was shocked and appalled when I received a message nearly 3 hours after the lock down happened. We as adults/ parents should able to hold school officials accountable. Where is the principal?
My daughter shows be a video at least twice a week with students fighting. I had to switch her classes, because a group of other students were harassing her. This last Friday, my daughter was brought home by a total stranger, and a security guard told me my son was at the church. After about 15 of trying to find him, I find out, he was in the school. What a disaster. Total chaos...
I couldn't agree more with Maggie's petition. Our kids and their teachers and other school staff need to be absolutely positive how to react and respond in emergency situations like what happened on Friday. There needs to be a set protocol that goes into effect when an alarming situation occurs - for everyone involved.
I am a parent of a student at Sandia High School and am very frustrated with the lack of information from our principal and APS as a whole. We as parents deserve to know the truth about any possible threats to our students' safety and we deserve to know it in a timely manner!
This was a “practice drill”. Let’s get it right in the event that our students need to be protected.
Do your job!!!
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On 9/16, an active shooter threat was called into three high schools within the APS district. Volcano Vista, Sandia, and Albuquerque high students were unsure if they would make it home to their families that night.
Since this petition was released 14 days ago, there has been a total of 9 Shelter-in-place reports district wide. Adding those to the rest of the 2022-2023 school year, that comes out to almost 30.
As of today, (9/30/2022) the APS district has only been in session for around 50 days.
The reaction given by the adults in our lives, and the higher-ups of the district, was disappointing to many of us. Who else is supposed to protect us? The disorganization of the system in these schools led to miscommunication all through the district. Almost every person you ask has a different story on this. But there are obvious inconsistencies;
-Students were told to go back in the building to "return to learning" after being scared for their lives.
-APS told the media that this was a shelter in place, rather than an active shooter situation. (possibly to avoid bad press, as if their image matters more than telling us if there is an actual threat or not. How are we supposed to know how to react if they don't tell us what's actually happening?)
When you sign this petition, you are assisting toward bringing this up to the official board. We as students deserve a say in our safety at school, and we have been shown that the system does not have our best interest at heart.
We are working on building a list of safety hazards within the system to present to the board, as well as a list of ways the district is inflicting indirect emotional harm and unease on the student population.
I do not disagree with the way the teachers and staff handled the situation on Friday, they are human too, and they are also confused. The substantial amount of people with different stories is a communication problem that could have quickly become fatal. If there are lives on the line we need to work as a community. Parents, staff, students, admin, all of us need to put in an effort to correct the mistakes we witnessed on Friday, and that starts with hearing the truth from the schools.
Friday simply prompted further research as to what actually happened, uncovering the amount of times the administration has been claimed uncooperative with the community. The petition is so the school board takes us seriously, when we further this communication issue with them.
@MaMforChange on Instagram and Twitter for more information
Updates
September 19, 2022
I am honestly overwhelmed by the reach this has gained in such a short amount of time. I started this because I felt ignored but seeing so many of you join in makes me realize that this belongs to all of us now. Thank you for showing that our safety cannot be treated as an afterthought.
Reached 100 supporters
September 19, 2022
38 Comments
That situation was honestly traumatizing and the fact that it was so quickly brushed off was disgusting. We didn’t know whether the situation was real or not. Whether we’d start hearing gunshots and screaming and not know who it was. It felt real. And just because it wasn’t, it doesn’t erase the genuine fear that nearly every student felt that day and the fear that many will feel just going back to school.
Some new administrator was barking orders at kids after the lockdown was lifted yelling obscenities at them. This was a traumatic situation and the kids deserved kinder treatment.
I am a grandparent and legal guardian of a student at VVHS. I was shocked and appalled when I received a message nearly 3 hours after the lock down happened. We as adults/ parents should able to hold school officials accountable. Where is the principal?
My daughter shows be a video at least twice a week with students fighting. I had to switch her classes, because a group of other students were harassing her. This last Friday, my daughter was brought home by a total stranger, and a security guard told me my son was at the church. After about 15 of trying to find him, I find out, he was in the school. What a disaster. Total chaos...
I couldn't agree more with Maggie's petition. Our kids and their teachers and other school staff need to be absolutely positive how to react and respond in emergency situations like what happened on Friday. There needs to be a set protocol that goes into effect when an alarming situation occurs - for everyone involved.
I am a parent of a student at Sandia High School and am very frustrated with the lack of information from our principal and APS as a whole. We as parents deserve to know the truth about any possible threats to our students' safety and we deserve to know it in a timely manner!
This was a “practice drill”. Let’s get it right in the event that our students need to be protected.
Do your job!!!
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That situation was honestly traumatizing and the fact that it was so quickly brushed off was disgusting. We didn’t know whether the situation was real or not. Whether we’d start hearing gunshots and screaming and not know who it was. It felt real. And just because it wasn’t, it doesn’t erase the genuine fear that nearly every student felt that day and the fear that many will feel just going back to school.