Wednesday's Meeting...

Today was the monthly meeting with the student body and the Head Dean. As usual, the teacher had to be there because, well, just because. And, as usual, they handed out the diplomas for the best scores in the module/semester. But unlike other times, this time the meeting had a healthy dose of what to do in case a group of armed men come to school.

Apparently, some teachers here have been threatened by anonymous phone calls and some even have already left town. Since we're basically in the middle of nowhere, and the police and the Mexican Army take their own sweet time to show up whenever the panic button is pushed (WHENEVER they DO show, I should say...) the head dean implemented a safety alarm which makes the same noise as the school bell from our neighbors, the elementary school next door. Now, we don't know if the kids are out for lunch and the kids won't know if the school is in danger. I guess we'll figure it out along the way.

What I still don't get is how in the world did the authorities get the nerve to tell us that the best thing we have going for us is the numbers of people that might come out once the bell rings. Here's the scenario: the bell rings, everyone out of the classroom, into the main patio, out the door... and according to Proteccion Civil (the people in charge of the citizen's protection) this will scare away the people who want to hurt us, because they will see a lot of people coming at them.

O.o  Excuse me?

I think I speak for most people in that audience when I tell you that this idea is as clever as any Bugs Bunny cartoon I've seen. All we need now is ACME supplies and we're good to go!!

Unbelievable!