[Amber H.]

Wow things have certainly changed since my day. Our school had classrooms that opened directly to the outdoors (sunny California) and it was open campus for all grade levels for anytime you had free time, not just lunch. It was nice.

The lockdowns must be infuriating. The teenage girls I was mentoring at an activity last night were complaining that they were constantly having drills and lockdowns lately because of concern over the sniper thing. It's crazy! We're ten hours north of D.C. by car! Still I guess it's good that the administrators at the local schools are concerned enough about the studen't's safety enough to try and be prepared. However, I think they're worrying the kids more than helping them.
The girls were all wound up from being cooped up all day. It was hard to show them the skill I was sharing. I'm proud of them though. They picked up really fast and did a good job after they got thier "wiggles" out. It helps to have a facility with a basketball court where they can get thier energy out so that they don't kill each other with their over exhuberance(sp?)

I hope things improve for you Mr. JosephM.