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Oh my goodness, I got a scare today during 6th period English.

We were working on some writing assignments when, all of a sudden, the alarm goes off and the lights start blinking. Everyone was frozen in place for a minute, trying to figure out what was going on and waiting for an announcement, but nothing happened. My teacher started talking with some other teachers in the wing and they all decided to go into lockdown because of the recent Florida incident. The fire alarm was the first thing they heard.

The door was locked, the windows were closed and covered, desks were moved so we could block the door if we needed to, and my teacher stayed ready at the door while we all closed our laptops and backed into the back wall or went down towards the ground cautiously, careful not to make any noise. There was utter silence for a good two minutes. When we saw other students evacuating outside, we followed. Some students had panic attacks.

We were advised to bring all our stuff with us and we were stuck outside for about 15 minutes. When we finally went back inside, the alarm was still on and was being turned off by faculty members. When teachers were asked about what had happened, they informed us that there was a small kitchen fire that set off the smoke detectors. What a relief!

Most of the students who had panic attacks were still in the nurse's office while we had a class conversation about what to do if there's a shooting, and why we did what we did. Our teacher didn't want to take us outside because that might've been more dangerous if it had been a shooting, so she wanted to make sure. When many students started leaving the building, we had no choice. We were still uneasy, but if there really WAS a fire, we'd have to evacuate immediately.

So, I guess a lot of schools are reviewing their safety procedures now. Makes sense.