At 11:36 AM, during second period, the fire alarm went off causing general confusion and minor disruptions of class. While there was no fire, people were unaware of this fact and began the normal evacuation routines. Shortly after, within two minutes, an announcement put an end to the confusion and kids returned to class.
The accidental incident transpired as assistant principal of building operations, Brian Gaub, was doing a routine check of the science department’s emergency shut off gas mechanisms.
[quote]“I was testing one of the keys, even though the button needs to be pressed, it still went off,” Gaub said.[/quote] The event was short enough to be dismissed quickly, allowing students and teachers to resume their activities.
“Students did a great job, as soon as they heard the alarm go off they headed outside,” math teacher Burke McCray said. “When they heard it was a false alarm they went back to it, but students did a good job.”
Similarly, senior Ashley Mckinley’s second hour class was generally undisturbed, claiming the incident took less than 10 minutes worth of class.
“Eventually [students made it out of the class], they were not told it was a drill so they assumed it was real,” Mckinley said. “We left the classroom and she told us what door we needed to go out of.”
With no one hurt, the alarms functional and class undisturbed the incident was contained quickly and did little to detract from second hour classes.
 
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