my son's school is on lockdown.

[barbtries]

man with a gun seen. news is so hard to come by but i am in constant contact with my son.
http://www2.wnct.com/news/2011/nov/16/4/ecu-report-armed-individual-5th-street-ar-1615389/

[Skinner]

1. ECU posting alerts on their page:

http://www.ecu.edu/alert/

I have been posting them in the other thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2321411

Glad you are in contact with your son. :hug:

[barbtries]

2. thank you

scary stuff...

[Skinner]

3. Indeed.

I have a loved one there, too. Tried to call but no answer.

ON EDIT: Just got an email. Feeling a bit better now that I have been able to get in touch.

[barbtries]

6. here's a live stream.

http://www2.wnct.com/live/

maybe it was just a student carrying his pool cue. regardless everything still basically at a halt. my son's sitting in his biology class and we're texting.

[OneGrassRoot]

12. Good. Some of my daughter's friends are there. Scary. n/t

[Eddie Haskell]

16. You mean EZU in Greenville, NC?

I have friends there.

[PETRUS]

4. That's terrifying.

At least you have the comfort of contact. Best wishes, if that doesn't sound too trite.

[barbtries]

5. not at all

thank you. i finally found a live stream. it sounds like it could be something really innocuous but you never know.

[HappyMe]

7. I'm hoping this comes to a safe end.

:scared:

[barbtries]

9. thank you.

i'm sure it will.

[TheWraith]

8. If it's any consolation, these are often false alarms.

I.e. someone sees someone who they think has a gun, or who has something that looks like a gun, and the school goes for the worst case scenario. Overwhelmingly in these cases, nothing ever happens.

[barbtries]

10. true.

i keep thinking this was just a kid carrying his pool cue.

[ehrnst]

11. The all clear has been given. More at the link. (nt)

[barbtries]

13. yes, it's over

about to have a press conference and we'll find out i guess if it was a false alarm or what. sigh.

[MarianJack]

14. My best wies for your son and you!

:hug:

PEACE!

[barbtries]

15. thank you!

after all that: the "gun" was an umbrella.

[MarianJack]

17. What a relief!

They're still your children, even when they're 99 & 1/2 years old.

Please accept another :hug: for your son and you!

PEACE!