At first, I was all about Colin being severely punished. But if Colt convinced LE that he wasn't the author of the threatening posts, why would the father think otherwise? So, removing that as evidence, what else pointed to Colt being a ticking time bomb? IDK, there may be loads of evidence. I am genuinely asking bc I haven't kept up with the evidence. TIA
This Wapo article claims they grabbed the wrong students bag. Im assuming this may be him.
How did she know?
wondering same...
I am shocked that their mandated active shooter drills in GA just became law last year? I thought after Columbine that they were mandated nation wide. I was so wrong. I'm glad that the loss of life wasn't any greater; it certainly could have been. I can't imagine how she felt knowing her daughter was also somewhere in the building.
The article isn't clear. Did the counselor call Colt's Mom first, or did the Mom call the counselor first, or were multiple calls exchanged?wondering same...
BOMBSHELL texts from Georgia school shooter's mother revealed
The mother of suspected school shooter Colt Gray told her family that she called her son's school to warn them of an 'extreme emergency' on the morning that he allegedly killed four people.www.dailymail.co.uk
All but 13 states have mandatory active shooter drills (according to article linked a few messages back.)
From what i read in the post, sounds like mom initiated contact,to share her concerns and the counselor told her CG had been talking about school shootings. The call was roughly 10 minutes long and was iniated roughly 30 minutes prior to the shooting.
The security system used at that school in Winder is the exact system used by several local area schools here. Faculty and staff can initiate a lockdown upon pressing a button on their ID badges more than a certain number of times. That automatically sends out an alert of an active shooter to LE, faculty, and staff. The lockdown is initiated immediately, and no cell phones are needed to contact. LE. On the whole, I do think cellphones would make students less safe in an active shooter situation. mooWe had discussion relative to cell phone use during emergencies. If I recall, local LE recommended to attempt to minimize call volume so as to ensure emergency services had good cell service.
Now, I don't know too much about all this, how many phone calls/texts does it take to overwhelm say, the Verizon network, in a given area. Our High School and Middle School comprised near 2,000 students. If half of them began texting back and forth, would that affect the network(s), slowing down or preventing service?
Another extremely serious concern was call sounds alerting a potential intruder, phones ringing, message notifications, etc. This issue trumped all others in terms of training for armed intruder in the building. Indeed, it was thought to be potentially deadly.
I had the honor of being a sweeper. This term was used for teams of men trained to go throughout the building in armed intruder drills, "sweeping" the entire building for students caught in compromising areas, not able to be behind a locked classroom door. Those in the bathroom, hallway, gym, auditorium, etc.
The greatest challenge was going in to lockdown during lunch, when 300 students were in the cafeteria, and the drill went down.
To shed a bit more light on the training, my good friend was charged with being the contact, in a secure area, with radio. We even had contingency plans in the event his was killed, so as to provide for continued communication.
Lastly, local LE trained extensively, in the building(s), and we trained with them. Consider this, how were they to know, when they entered the building, who WE are, and not mistake US for the intruder? Serious questions, and serious training. Brutal.
I'll never change my opinion on prevention of arms entering a public school building, whatever the cost to do so. Never.
Tips for Communicating in an Emergency
To ensure that your telephone call gets through to family, friends and loved-ones during an emergency or disaster, here are things to consider:www.fcc.gov
I think that one sentence in the Post article is incorrect. I think they intended to report that Colt’s mom told the counselor that Colt had been talking about school shootings that morning, not that the counselor told Colt’s mom that Colt had been talking to him/her (the counselor) that morning about school shootings.
I was wondering that too
I thought the same thing. Especially if this was his second day at the school, I can't imagine he was already speaking to a counselor. Unless during his first period class he did something that sent him to a counselor.
Yes, it must be a mistake in wording because if he had talked to the counselor about school shootings I can't imagine they'd let him go back to class while they called mom!
My impression was that the mother called the counselor and not vice-versa—-I could be mistaken.
