Fear and Learning at Troy

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Fear and Learning at Troy

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Starting from the second week of school, Troy High School demonstrates to students what steps are needed to properly execute a safe evacuation in the case of an earthquake, fire, or an intruder. Every day during the demonstrations, following the daily morning announcements on the loudspeaker, the school showed procedures for any disaster that occurred. 

 

Teachers discussed with the class the significance of each sequence. This process was repeated each day for an entire week. Then, on the last day of the safety procedures, Troy tested each and every student by committing to a Drill Lockout. This meant that each student was urged to get to the nearest classroom, lock the doors, and stay under or behind the desks. The school was very serious with the drill, and students who did not behave were taken to the counselors. 

 

The first drill was overall a very smooth and successful drill; it fully demonstrated what each freshman needed to do during a lockout while also showing that safety is a top priority. These safety procedures are scheduled to take place in Spring 2020. The students of Troy are not informed of the specific days or times that the safety drills will occur because this helps create a more chaotic and realistic atmosphere. 

 

A fire drill was to occur on Tuesday, September 3. However, according to the teachers and administrators, the weather changed dramatically; this change in temperature was so dramatic that the principal stated that it was much too hot for students to perform their safety drill. As a result, the safety drill to prepare students for fires has been rescheduled to a more appropriate day. Of course, the teachers and principal have intended to not inform the students of when the fire drill is happening, and now every student is left in the dark about when the next safety drill will happen. 

 

The fire drill is not the last of them, however, and the school has warned the students of Troy that there are still many drills yet to come. Students, when interviewed about whether or not they were enthusiastic about the drills, had mixed answers. Many, such as an incoming freshman, claimed that it was too much of a hassle to memorize all of the safety routines. Students also argued that it took much time of their day up. On the other hand, other students had their own rebuttals, remarking that it might be a bit of a change in the normal routine, but that this slight change will help protect students in the case of any emergency scenario. The students who agreed that the safety routines should be required procedures also argued that the safety tests made barely any difference to their day. 

 

These drills, while at first causing a slight uproar among students, has become a fact of life at Troy as students are left to wonder when the next safety test will happen.

 

by Nathan Park

9th Grade / Troy High School / September 3, 2019 

 
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