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'I lied.' A teacher describes protecting her students during Apalachee HS shooting [View all]
By Emma Bowman
Published September 7, 2024 at 2:17 PM EDT
In a gut-wrenching account shared widely on social media, Jennifer Carter, who for more than 20 years has taught Spanish at the school in Winder, Ga., described her horrific experience of putting into motion her preparation for a moment she hoped would never come.
“It was the worst 20 minutes of my career,” she wrote in a post on Facebook late Wednesday night, hours after the attack.
The violent attack left two students and two teachers dead and nine others injured. When the attack began, Carter said she initially told the students it was just a drill in order to keep students calm.
“I lied,” she began the post. “I told them to get behind my couches (thank GOD I ditched desks and have bulky furniture!) and be quiet - the more quiet we are the faster the drill will end. I knew it was a lie. I knew this was what I always plan my furniture arrangement for every year. My kids were able to just hide and not panic for over 10 minutes.”
“It was the worst 20 minutes of my career,” she wrote in a post on Facebook late Wednesday night, hours after the attack.
The violent attack left two students and two teachers dead and nine others injured. When the attack began, Carter said she initially told the students it was just a drill in order to keep students calm.
“I lied,” she began the post. “I told them to get behind my couches (thank GOD I ditched desks and have bulky furniture!) and be quiet - the more quiet we are the faster the drill will end. I knew it was a lie. I knew this was what I always plan my furniture arrangement for every year. My kids were able to just hide and not panic for over 10 minutes.”
Read more https://www.wvtf.org/2024-09-07/i-lied-a-teacher-describes-protecting-her-students-during-apalachee-hs-shooting
She, in my opinion, was a hero.
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