I can easily understand the need for 'Code Red' drills. My mother & I went through similar types of drills for Nuclear attacks. Yeah, pretty much useless to hide under desks, but it helped make everyone feel better
We also did Earthquake drills too.
What I would like to know is WHAT IDIOT decided this would be ok on a FIELD TRIP to a State Park?
It's not even on school property. I remember being on one of the last week long trips to camp in 6th grade to the Cascades before they dropped the program due to budget & liability issues.
At 12 years old, adults telling me that something was not a drill, happening at night, and being scared out of my wits would have definitely affected me. Forget going to sleep that night, or any other nights. Then to find the adults in authority LIED?? Shame on them!
And
Broke Back Mountain to 8 year olds?
Has someone completely lost their wits or what?
I've seen the film. While I appreciated a lot about it, I cannot recomend it to young people or even my elderly parents.
It is a Hard "R" rated movie with a bit of nudity, suggestive sexual activity enough to know what's going on, and a subject matter that is very emotionally complex. I wouldn't have shown it to seniors in high school unlike Schindler's List. There's absolutely no context where it could be viewed in public school.
Perhaps the film could be shown in college for certain subjects. I'm not sure what, but probably something with social history, filmography, or even social development. Same thing with that "Drill" too. Just like the proverbial incident in a Criminal Justice or Sociology class where a suspect races in, causes some sort of chaos threatening someone and then departing suddenly. Now THAT teaches students how unreliable witnesses can be to details, minor or major details of a crime scene.
Neither are experiences that children need to be subject to. I'm so sorry for both sets of kids