students forced to use buckets for restroom

[almaty 19]

A principal trying to prevent walkouts during immigration rallies inadvertently introduced a lockdown so strict that children weren't allowed to go to the bathroom, and instead had to use buckets in the classroom, an official said.

Worthington Elementary School Principal Angie Marquez imposed the lockdown March 27 as nearly 40,000 students across Southern California left classes that morning to attend immigrants' rights demonstrations. The lockdown continued into the following morning.

Marquez apparently misread the district handbook and ordered a lockdown designed for nuclear attacks.

Tim Brown, the district's director of operations, confirmed some students used buckets but said the principal's order to impose the most severe type of lockdown was an "honest mistake."

"When there's a nuclear attack, that's when buckets are used," Brown told the Los Angeles Times. The principal "followed procedure. She made a decision to follow the handbook. She just misread it."

In some cases teachers escorted classmates to regular restroom facilities, students said.

A message left by The Associated Press for the principal at the school before business hours Monday was not immediately returned, and Marquez did not return telephone calls from the Times.

Appalled parents have complained to the school board. Brown said the school district planned to update its emergency preparedness instructions to give more explicit directions.

Parents and community activists asked the school board at its April 5 meeting to explain the principal's decision. They also sought promises that the lockdown wouldn't be repeated.

"There was no violence at the protests, so this was based on what?" activist Diane Sambrano asked. "It was unsanitary, unnecessary and absolutely unacceptable."

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Why do buckets get used during nuclear attacks?

[mercuryroad 0]

Why do buckets get used during nuclear attacks?

I think buckets would be the least of their concerns.

Students stay calm....The bad news is the building was obliterated and the bathrooms are gone.......but we were prepared for this and have buckets. Now back to learnin

[Mirorgate 0]

Why do buckets get used during nuclear attacks?

those manuals I would assume were written back in 50's and 60's durign cold war, when a lot of the older schools also functioned as fall-out shelters. the whole "keep ppl where they are so we know where n when to collect them" mentality i guess.

either that, or pee repels the nuclear cloud and helps prevent a nuclear winter.

[Mand 1]

Some people follow the rule book a little too closely...think outside the box people...and leave the buckets out of it!!

[eau_xplain 2]

Some people follow the rule book a little too closely...think outside the box people...and leave the buckets out of it!!

I think in this case it should be .. "think outside the bucket" time.

[Mand 1]

Some people follow the rule book a little too closely...think outside the box people...and leave the buckets out of it!!

I think in this case it should be .. "think outside the bucket" time.

[almaty 19]

maybe cause if a nuke went off..there been a massive shitty of one's trousers...buckets nearby may help

[Kajikit 65]

The whole thing is bizarre...

[moondancer627 0]

I hope they at least installed curtains around the buckets, that is just plan barbaric.. Although we have had a lock down or two with no restrooms in the classroom, I don't think I could imagine putting buckets out for the kids to use including the teachers... I would just risk my life and limb to take the kids to the bathroom in an orderly everyone goes line...

Moondancer

[Jasman0717 9]

[*Robert* 2]

Why do buckets get used during nuclear attacks?

Exactly what I was thinking?! They'll being doing more than pissing in buckets if there is a nuclear attack!!!

[PsychoKat 0]

either that, or pee repels the nuclear cloud and helps prevent a nuclear winter.

You just know that is what they were thinking!