The Story of Why We Left School at 10:30 a.m. with Policeman-Purchased Icecream Treats.

 

It's a true story.  But the reason behind it might not be.  Let me explain....

We arrived at school at the usual time.  Phil and I both have first period off, so we worked away in our respective classroom/office until it was time for "morning routine" in the courtyard.  As always, I closed my door and rushed down to pick up some photocopies before the assembly began.  Then it happened.

The fire alarm went off.

Under regular circumstances - all over the world, ha! - you would see people begin to evacuate at the sound of an alarm.  But because we've had a bazillion fake fire alarms this year, nobody really thinks much of it.  Sad, but honest.  So........we continued to hang out and wait for the alarm to stop ringing.  Well, that didn't happen.  Instead, the principal came on the microphone and said we had to leave FOR REAL.  

SUPER!  

The students cheered (of course!) and began to exit the campus where they are instructed to stand with their homeroom classes in a shade-less, water-less area.  The shade-less and water-less issue hasn't really been a problem in the past but this time there were ambulances, police cars and firetrucks parked out front so we knew that something was up and we'd be outside for awhile.  That's when I started to fret a wee bit.  There I was with a big stack of photocopying, my new Coach purse on my desk inside, and my iPhone in an unlocked desk drawer.  OH DEAR ME.  I crossed my fingers that nobody would rob me.  

I am not going to get into the chaos that ensued.  But we ended up in nearby mosques, getting students to call their parents for a ride home.  Turns out there was a bomb threat.  Or a really, really bad senior prank.....

And then there is this part of the story:  the police weren't letting anyone back into the building and I may have faked an "I need my epi pen" emergency to get inside.....(sorry, but I wasn't willing to risk a Coach bag/iPhone theft)! 

When all of the students had been picked up, we were able to leave the school.  That's when the kind policeman purchased Phil and I an icecream from the conveniently placed Dicky Dee man.  YAHOO!

A brunch at iHop followed.  Turns out the mall was the place to be for all that were evacuated ;) 

I wonder what fun tomorrow will bring.