May 18, 2009

Correct me if I am wrong but

Does this seem stupidly dangerous to you - from Florida Today:
Titusville students return after lightning scare
Students at Andrew Jackson Middle are back in their classrooms after a possible lightning strike on the east side of the school that damaged an exit sign, causing sparks and smoke.

"Everything went dark, we lost all electricity for about 30 seconds," Principal Jim Hickey said. "Then a teacher called and said we had an issue in the 400-wing."

Students were evacuated from the school for about 20 minutes. Several students changed into dry gym clothes or had their parents bring clothes after standing outside the school.

"There was a full-fledged thunderstorm going on and they did exactly what they were trained to do," Hickey said. "I'm proud of everyone. No one panicked."
They moved from a perfectly safe building that had a minor electrical problem in an exit sign and outside into a full-fledged thunderstorm. One which had just struck the school? Even if the kids are under a shelter of some kind, standing on the soil is dangerous as a close strike can cause major flows of current through the ground. I realize that the idiot in charge was just following orders procedure but still, some element of thought should have figured into the situation. Posted by DaveH at May 18, 2009 7:04 PM
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