Just A Drill | A Suspenseful Drama Short by Julianne Donelle

[@imagineer99]

Love how quickly it ramps up the tension from "normal" to terrifying. An interesting commentary on how even just the preparation for school shootings can be traumatizing in their own way.

[@shortoftheweek]

Couldn't have said it better! An important topic that definitely needs more examination.

[@rexasaurus3853]

Damm right.

[@witherbons8571]

@@shortoftheweek yeah

[@vvoof2601]

@@shortoftheweek and part 2 is?

[@MontymoleThe10080TH]

@@shortoftheweekcan we have a sequel to what happened?

[@FaithM-ok4zc]

This film really got my stomach all knotted up. The fact that authorities can't be called and have already been notified not to, and the intense feeling of danger at the end of the film. This really shows the amount of danger in a school shooting, and the awareness we need to have towards it. Each day 12 children die from gun violence in America. Well done with the representation, really got my heart racing.

[@charcharbankzindisjoint]

this is m 3rd time watching this shit and its still scary

[@Chikaisherelobelisn]

@@charcharbankzindisjointsame bro

[@Safire111]

one time when i was in 10th grade *im going into 12th now* our school got swatted and it was so similar to this minus the gunman actually being there, but we got swatted as one of those prank call things but i dont think it was a prank call because the people who live close to my school actually head gunshots and there where people running from the school. it was so scary. and we went on lockdown so then they cleared the building. and they lifted the lock down, after was just as bad as during. everyone was everywhere yelling and so much chaos. and they wouldnt let us leave so we all had to walk to our next classes. but my family wouldnt let me they told me and my twin to go outside because no one felt safe there that day at all. i have never felt safe in school. and thats so sad. were just kids trying to learn. to this day i still dont know if it was a prank or not.

[@higar-ow4wb]

womp womp

[@ShaquilleOatmeal842]

Woah, I did not know that fact. 😔

[@HazieBasie]

This actually started to scare me. This video was a good demonstration on why drills shouldn't be announced days/hours before it happens.

[@rylee4410]

yea my school don't say that they don't tell us they just do it randomly and tell teachers

[@natemartinezg9016]

I like ur pfp

[@harrypottick226]

My kids school only tells the parents, not the students..

[@Theoneandonlysofiaaa]

They dont tell my teachers so sometimes they start panicking some even cry​@@rylee4410

[@Percussionist101]

Exactly

[@manuelka15]

To all the "smart" people that point out the orange tip on the gun: the idea is that immediately after the coms tell that the shooter is at the cafeteria, and the teacher looks puzzled. Why? Because she knows he couldn't be there is she just saw him. So who's at the cafeteria at that time? SPOILER: there's a fake shooter and a real one.

[@ijusttimetravel351yago2]

How smart

[@dewaldsteyn1306]

This ruins the vidoe.

[@sirenonpawzz]

@@dewaldsteyn1306 you didn’t have to read it then, it was an option.

[@DieselDoktor]

Reaaally shouldn’t have read this comment before it got to that part…

[@GiggyWiggy2086]

​​@@DieselDoktor fr bad habits die hard though because this happens to me but not a lot

[@jinakaye]

Cliffhanger with so many questions: Is Simon the shooter? Are there multiple shooters? Was this the plan of someone from the Drama Club? What happened with the new teacher? Did she open the door? So suspenseful-we need an ending!

[@tradycjashort]

Too suspenseful, therefore blunt

[@argousnofame-km2nn]

I think that Simon was the shooter, and trying to get in (to kill them of course)

[@katesansom3841]

I think that people are overlooking the new teacher. I think his unsteadiness and his pretending to know details with what going on, and lack of knowing how to make the coffee (since he drinks it) in the breakroom point to him being the shooter. I don’t drink coffee, but as someone who worked at an elementary school, everyone has a routine and knows their way around the school after a certain point. There is absolutely no way this serious drill would take place right after school started, thus the new teacher should still know how the routines in the break room go.

[@dpdfpdffgp]

idk, if Simon was, he could shoot through the doors as walker was literally Infront of jt

[@4.nickjay196]

the shooter she saw was the fake one and the one in the cafeteria was the real one if u saw to orange tip on the gn it’s fake show the fact hes a actor and not the shooter 😄

[@lrmfilms_m]

Very well done. I think there was a missed opportunity at the end to solidify the fear. After the kid is banging on the door and the screen goes black, a gunshot or two interrupting complete silence would have been very powerful before the credits start.

[@brettsmith5903]

Agreed this whole video was a missed opportunity of greatness.

[@miatatude5362]

Yes!! Even Tarantino thought this was a good ideas in Reservoir Dogs

[@etherraichu]

@@miatatude5362 That was the same kid who the teacher wouldn't allow to make up the test. it was trying to make us question if he was the one doing the shooting or not. So having shots in the background would diminish that.

[@lerasysak5299]

@@etherraichu we could still question if he was the one who was shooting or the one who was shooted

[@neilsampson2689]

Read the description. The ambiguity is the essential point of this film.

[@trishazechel8402]

Moral of the story, never take a drill to lightly. Great film!

[@SuperTonyony]

*too

[@graciejones5622]

Fr in drills ur supposed to act like its a real shooting. If u don't then u wint be serious in a real one which could end up badly

[@P0oseidonn]

Exactly I’m a teacher and the kids don’t even turn their phones off during drills it’s very dangerous and it’s sad that they don’t grasp the gravity of the situation. Perhaps it’s cultural as we don’t got much shooting attacks in France but we got knifes attacks and vigipirate they still need to be serious about it

[@mila_coconut926]

There was a fire drill at my school today that nobody was aware of. All the kids stood by the door but nobody walked out like- how dumb do you have to be? Imagine if it was a real fire too what would have happened then??

[@jpx8793]

Exactly. As for why she refused to unlock the door, she either thought it was part of the drill, or in case it was a real shooting, he could be the shooter himself for all she knew.

[@neilsampson2689]

Simon is either as good an actor as the real life actor (Jackson Pace) playing his character, or there really is a real active shooter situation. The shooter may even be Simon, himself, and he is trying to trick Ms. Walker into opening the door so he can kill her - we don’t know. The viewer is left guessing on purpose because the point of this film is to say that it doesn’t matter whether it was just a drill, or “just a drill”: when we as a society have decided to accept this as our reality to the point where we must simulate the trauma on ourselves it doesn’t matter whether it’s real or not. The whole of society is victimized by mass shootings; each of us is affected by this whether we are aware of it or not.

[@KawaiiCat2]

Well said

[@queterian1526]

Why there is an option of openning the door in the first place, what's the reason in closing it then. Seems like a weak architecture, whole system poorly planned

[@ShaquilleOatmeal842]

Very well spoken

[@lonewolf5238]

Yes, and the alternative to acceptance and practicing procedures that may save lives? Close our eyes and pretend it never happens? Or ban assault weapons outright and severely restrict access to firearms. And prohibit publication of the identity of any perpetrator, which would eliminate the fame many of them seek. And thereby abandon two cornerstones of the US Constituion, the 1st and 2nd Amendments. Good luck with that

[@sydneigh242]

Fr tho I get so scared during drills

[@d.grouard6737]

Wow!! SPOILER ALERT. I knew it was a film but, my stomach knotted up as the planned drill started to unravel and appeared to become real. An amazing film. Two thumbs up to all the filmmakers, cast and crew.

[@Msmary98-98]

So they basically put the whole school in harms way by telling the police not to show up? Wow! This was good..❤

[@katesansom3841]

They definitely should have had a cop on standby somewhere in the school. My high school had one at all times.

[@dpdfpdffgp]

True, every shooting drill needs at least two to guide and instruct, in my school (Britain) we had a few PCSOs and a guy with a dog.

[@Msmary98-98]

Obviously, the real shooter knew about the mock active shooter drill and went into the school knowing that the staff would just think he was the mock shooter and not realizing that a real active shooter is in the school.

[@palameno]

Oh my god. Suspenseful *_indeed_* . Hearing that kid yell “open the door” over and over got my heart racing

[@Waltyworld]

Mines too

[@ellieweirdo1798]

It would’ve made it more nerve wrecking if they added a gunshot at the end

[@palameno]

@@ellieweirdo1798 skibidi

[@palameno]

@@ellieweirdo1798 skib🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@palameno]

@@ellieweirdo1798 i agree

[@catslayeggs5448]

Just let the kid retake the damn test

[@Solarspy]

After all of that

[@Solarspy]

Yeah i agree

[@mymixedbiscuit9159]

wat

[@lia80991]

real

[@swaggyfatima4254]

Fr

[@lennxhwaa]

This gave me chills. I was shaking and I almost cried. I’m still in school so this is my biggest fear.

[@giannarose5392]

Same

[@Amelia.penny_2011]

😢😢😢omg

[@graciejones5622]

Fr I hate going out of class or even going to thr bathroom

[@Ameliathehorselover2]

I know this is a nightmare

[@Jaidenz-i7m]

U still alive?

[@reborn2977]

The way the teacher was so obnoxiously loud really irritated me!

[@Eggdroplet]

Same no one pointed it out but you like why is she so loud

[@Cheezy_RatKing]

I know, like she was being super loud, and she had her phone ringing, she basically did the opposite of what you're supposed to do in a drill. Honestly as soon as it took her FOREVER to shut the door, i thout she was gonna die because who takes 30 freaking seconds to stand at the open door look out at the hallway and eventually shut the door.

[@Ameliathehorselover2]

I know right but she thought it was a drill so that’s why but EVEN IN A DRILL YOUR SUPPOSED TO BE QUIET!

[@maggie4832]

I really like how even at the end you don’t know the ending you don’t know weather that kid Simon was the shooter if there was another shooter or if it was all just a drill.

[@phadenswandemil4345]

Probably not the shooter cuz he could've just blown the door open.

[@andylopez1037]

⁠@@phadenswandemil4345I think it was the teacher making the coffee because he started to ask questions about the drill and look at his eyes he was nervous 😬

[@taluca8474]

You know what’s terrifying? A school shooter taking advantage of a school shooter drill

[@Its_Val529]

yeah that’s so scary

[@mariajohnson2647]

Exactly. That is why the drills need to be random or without notice.

[@prakash_77]

Holy smokes, that was intense and thrilling. Even though I guessed there would be a real shooting in place of the drill. Very engaging overall. Keep going 👏👏

[@debkumar2355]

vedo bf

[@debkumar2355]

ax vedo

[@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX]

I honestly think that Simon is the shooter, because of the gunshots down the hall it's likely he did the same thing to the classrooms down the hall and he was let into 1 or 2 of them. If he was not the shooter and wanted to get away, he should've gone down the stairs RIGHT NEXT to miss walker's room. Plus, it looks to be a bathroom to the right of the hallway facing through Ms. Walker's room. I personally think those gunshots were the new teacher and his actor students being shot after he violated the drill and got them killed. Also, the voice that was heard earlier before the gunshot seemed to be close by, and the gunshots stopped when Simon went up to the door.

[@mattmaverick3602]

On top of that, who bangs on a door and yells when there's an active shooter?

[@HadenGregory]

@@mattmaverick3602 Someone worried that the shooter might be there any second, and needs to escape to safety immediately. When I was in school, we literally had kids get scared that the active shooter drills were real, got stuck in the hallways, and started banging on doors crying and yelling to please let them in. So anecdotally, I've seen two kids do exactly what Simon did here, but it was during a drill.

[@queterian1526]

@@HadenGregory i mean, install cameras in the school. Connect them to the PD. PD gains access only when alert is issued. You can even have an app on sudent's phones. PD goes through recent activity on cams figuring out the suspect, blocking their account on the system. Phone's GPS shows everyone's exact position.

[@sebastianrzs651]

Broo what a cliff hanger. We need part 2

[@dovewesley2321]

I agree

[@aleighatorres4113]

PART 22222

[@johnarat9618]

Agreed

[@skibidi-n3h]

I went through this horrible phase where i never wanted to go to school cus i was so scared of school shootings, but it helped and was really reassuring to know that the faculty and staff take a lot of important precautions to keep us safe, a lot that most students in the school don't know about. Stay safe guys 🙏

[@nyaatf1835]

this shit got so scary fast but at the same time it pissed me off how even while it was a drill they never put their phones on silent and still talked so loudly while it turned realistic like

[@MaggotfilledFlesh]

I really liked how they thought it was a drill. I wonder how it ended. If this happened in real life that would be horrifying.

[@katesansom3841]

I love this short film. Something that stands out to me that people can learn from are about the rules : even if there’s a certain protocol, you need to trust your instincts. I would have never just taken away the students’ cell phones and would’ve let the guy in after he said it wasn’t part of the drill. I also would’ve been prepared with a makeshift weapon once ANYONE started banging on the door. Also it was a HUGE oversight for those in charge of the drill to not tell the teachers of the exact details, and that led to the all uncertainty and potential danger.

[@alexusfryman7745]

Yeah, but the kid knew about the drill. He got upset because she wouldn’t let him take the quiz and he was upset. He could’ve been saying it wasn’t a drill for the sole purpose of getting in the room and shooting her. Unfortunately when it comes to situations like that, if someone is locked out, the teacher ultimately has to make the best decision for them and their students. Someone could be “trying to get in for safety” but they’re the actual shooter. If that makes sense

[@HadenGregory]

@@alexusfryman7745 The kid also could've just shot her through the door, if he had a gun. She literally looks through the little window on the door and they see each other, but he doesn't shoot. Really makes me think that Simon isn't the shooter, and it's someone else. But she was so scared that she locked a kid out and potentially got him killed.

[@Widdekuu91]

Why do you take away their phones in the first place? Because they might call eachother? Or their phone might ring?

[@purplebean8989]

​@Widdekuu91 because mass calls to 911 clog the lines. They only need called once. Otherwise other emergency calls can't get through.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@purplebean8989 Is that the only reason? I can imagine it'd be horror to have the chance to call for help and not have the phone nearby, imagine you actually got the shooter or you misunderstood and there are two shooters. What if your mom silently videocalls you and your teacher picks it up, right before the shooting happens and you all die? Wouldn't it be easier to make rules about it? As in, no-calling-911-ever in a schoolshooting, you call the school-office nearby in extreme situations (like finding a second shooter) and they will decide if it is necessary to call about the new info to the police?

[@notsheepish8304]

Another hint at 7:53 on the walkie-talkie, a male teacher says Simon's name before the gunshots start.

[@karablye-f3q]

😨 it too heardI 7i

[@stevenwagner-rx7ew]

They planned it, they knew the school shooting drill so they used it as their advantage

[@ryabow]

are you sure? i heard "shooter is --side" caption says outside, but it sounded more like inside to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@schoolvlogs6918]

she’s so loud and turn your phone on silent

[@sadiehilton5881]

fr it annoyed the shit out of me

[@advicewSkye-]

real like. one time this happened to me and my teacher was talking and i legit told her to shut up… like you can die but im not thank youuuuuu😅😅

[@Mels_st4r]

Who

[@HadenGregory]

I think it's made clear that Simon wasn't the shooter, because when he pounds on the door at the end he can see that Miss Walker is right on the other side. If Simon had a gun, he could've just shot her through the door as revenge for missing the quiz. In this video we see a teacher be basically heartless, failing a student because his father has mental illness and took him out of school unexpectedly. Then, when the same student is being chased by a school shooter, she doesn't let him in the room to safety. I understand why people think that Simon is the shooter, but it doesn't make sense. If he wanted revenge on Miss Walker, he could've done it without the door opening. He was scared and wanted help.

[@TurtleSoupBeads]

Sad reality, but really intense and well done

[@leonornob2919]

ihhghhh

[@smyratkyatky6801]

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[@ivankovwink1311]

8:52 When simon says "just open the door" his expression momentarily goes from scared to determined/angry. I think he is the shooter even if just for that brief expression change

[@micealbagon7460]

This would be terrifying. Not just the film but the scenario. Nobody would know there was a shooting for hours and the text said the police wouldn’t come even if it was real because they would think it’s a part of the dril

[@Msmary98-98]

That’s horrifying!

[@jinakaye]

I'd hope it's unrealistic and that they have code words for emergency responders to know it's real.

[@krmKB]

I like how there are 2 possibilities, 1. The kid banging at the door is the shooter trying to get inside or 2. The kid banging will end up killed because of not being let inside

[@ItzTrema]

Moral of the story is never go to the bathroom or leave classroom because no one will let you in!!!

[@ghostsandgravedigger]

If you’re in the bathroom and there’s an active shooter don’t leave the bathroom. Close the stall door and stand on the toilet and duck so your head isn’t seen above the stall walls and door. Also, I don’t think shooters tend to go in bathrooms. They always target cafeterias/classrooms/hallways/gyms/auditoriums or any place that is crowded with students. If they see a bunch of people run into the bathroom then they may enter but typically they don’t. So if you’re in the bathroom when an active shooter starts, stay there and hide accordingly, because you may have a higher chance of surviving than others while in there.

[@Widdekuu91]

Or, become an exchange student and go to Germany, the Netherlands or France.

[@becksbornagain]

​@ghostsandgravedigger most bathrooms have automatic flush toilets so you stand on the toilet and the sensor will go off and flush the toilet, alerting the shooting to your hiding place

[@foxisglee]

I always coming back to watch this when the school shootings happen. I can’t believe I have to watch this again

[@hyiiderr6439]

And then again😕 Rest in peace to the Apalachee victims

[@antiquent]

This happened to me at one point, luckily, nobody was harmed, and the situation was resolved rather quickly.

[@tuffguydoe7937]

wow that was intense. 20+ years ago when I was still in school fire drills were a moment to be out of class and chat with classmates. I couldn't imagine having to do drills like this and have to be quite the whole time in classroom.

[@waitingforlily]

i do lock downs drills at my school where we have to hide under counters and be silent. but not this serious

[@katcrooks7308]

I’ve ALWAYS wondered what would happen if there were a fire drill or shooter drill and someone took advantage of that and actually shot up the school… absolutely terrifying the country we live in… 💔

[@TC4loveandlife]

That’s what happened in parkland

[@swaggyfatima4254]

it's all the governments faults for allowing people to buy gun at 18.. it should be over 20 or 30.

[@MadlyParrot5345]

@@swaggyfatima4254Thirty is crazy but I think 21 would be reasonable

[@swaggyfatima4254]

JUST like how a person in America needs to be 21+ to drink, ppl should either never have access to guns or just have them at the age of 21-30+.

[@bl00dpup]

the fact that this is reality is absolutely disgusting.. these poor children and people who die every day to people who think its okay to hurt others quite frankly makes me wanna cry.

[@Guero_Is_Here]

mass murders aren't just American things, in country's where guns aren't aloud incels find a way to do it. Like the Nice, France attack where some dude just zig zagged through a crowd with a car. Your argument is terrible bud.@@_Hello_World_

[@Gurb124]

@@_Hello_World_ you’re not funny

[@jamirick13]

As part of the first generation that did school drills for earthquakes, disasters, etc. I f*€king hated those drills…. Now as an adult, I hate we do active shooter training. I do not want my niece going through this. Good film!

[@caprlol]

Tip: Don't wear high heals to school, (especially for teachers) because they will make noise which attract the shooter, If you do, bring another set of shoes with you incase a scene like this happens.

[@Hannashie]

My heart was racing so fast at the end😭

[@Bb-gp1ht]

I go to a high school in South Carolina. After seeing the shooting that happened in Tennessee, I’ve had this really sick feeling that it’s gonna happen to us soon. I’ve never had to deal with this thought and I never would have wanted this feeling to overtake anyone. I believe that it’s gonna happen soon but I don’t know where. Most of the time the sick feelings come true. I’ve been praying that it doesn’t.

[@ajaboyd]

I’m a high school student myself and everyday I’m anxious for myself and siblings because I’m scared of what will happen if there ever was a school shooting at my school or theirs. I shouldn’t be scared to go to school everyday but yet I am. I just wish stuff like this will stop happening.

[@Bb-gp1ht]

I wish for it to stop but it never will. The only reason why it happens is because people are so messed up. If we didn’t have messed up people then we’d be fine but living in a society like ours. Its impossible. But look it’ll be ok. It’s uncommon and the only reason why we hear so much about it is because most people are scared and talk about it and those people love and long for that fear. People are messed up. But it’ll be ok soon enough. Just have to get out of high school and get out of school in general

[@asahiyoshida-eq2kc]

hey, yeah, I had this feeling too. just yesterday there was a real lockdown at my hs in 4th period, and there was a kid with a gun on campus. we never saw him but thats what the authorities said after they apprehended the shooter.

[@Bb-gp1ht]

Oh god I hope you all are safe. People are just disgusting. I hope you all are safe and that you all can get through it. Sending love 💛

[@Msmary98-98]

It’s so incredibly sad that kids have to live in fear of going to school. 😢

[@JoelBaculi-ht6ks]

I actually got scared, the fact that every week a school goes through this is terrifying the government needs to do more

[@FoxyMulder]

The person or ppl who wrote/ directed this are phenomenal. The actors conveyed a message of fear, uncertainty, etc. I needed more even though i was scared. Thats how GREAT this was. Wow!

[@Limerant_Evangeline]

These drills always scare the crap put of me. My school’s been under lockdown three times in eight years. The first time it happened was when I was in first grade, theres was an active sh00ter at the bank that was right next to our school. The second, fifth grade. There was a stranger that broke into the schools and was wondering the arcades. The third time was in seventh grade. Some guy broke in through the back gate and went all around the school stealing back packs and other stuff. Nothing bad happened to anyone but we didn’t know that till the lockdown was over and we we’re all terrified. And several times my school went under secret lockdowns without telling the kids for unknown reasons. We know because we heard suspicious noises outside snd suddenly all the teachers locked the doors and windows. Last year my brother’s school was locked down because an active sh00ter was on campus. And all the families were terrified.

[@LovveMimi]

I work at an elementary school and this thought always flashes through my mind during these kinds of drills. This was terrifying

[@toastnstuff1996]

The kid literally admitted that his dad abuses him and you blow him off......

[@jimbrooks7663]

Thanks!

[@markshields5449]

As a teacher, it saddens me that this has become our new reality. During a drill at our middle school, a student actually said to me “Get over here. They’ll see your leg. I don’t want you to die.” God help us.

[@Polkavona]

Im pretty sure this is why teachers never told us about lock down drills specifically... that they had to be a surprise for everyone:(

[@sky_posty]

I’ve watched so many of these that the FBI is probably suspicious of me

[@Gurb124]

Same

[@costlleuga]

This is genuinely scary, and the fact that the cops werent coming to the school because they thought it was a drill is even scarier, people really gotta take this stuff seriously.

[@toni-marie784]

Imagine someone just listened and helped him

[@explosivesilliness]

i always think about this. if these kids got the help they needed instead of being belittled, ignored, and not taken seriously, i bet so many of these issues could be solved

[@Ucanbewhoever]

I love how it shows how quickly it actually escivates

[@karlawagner2886]

I wonder if someone knew that the drill was going on and use that as the shooters advantage

[@israelbattle5997]

OMG THAT MAKES SENSE

[@BriannaJean-jx7wd]

This is actually so terrifying, imagine if a real shooter took advantage of the drill and the police didn’t take it seriously until it was too late…

[@moonxheaven]

that last part scared me so bad my heart is beating really fast

[@sofiadiaz1846]

The point of the cliffhanger is to make us realize it could be anyone, we think it’s the boy from the beginning because that would make sense

[@margaretschlieter]

We had this happen on a military base once. Active shooter drill turned into a real world incident. Scary as hell.

[@johnarat9618]

What happened?

[@sniperss12]

to My FBI Agent: i’m just watching this because I’m a bored, and I don’t know what to watch

[@dino_nuggs865]

Thats what I think everyone tends to forget. Most shooters are STUDENTS, they know the drills, they know what teachers and students do, where they go, because they do them too. Its horrible and just impossible to FULLY prevent.

[@tessajones9393]

As an Australian who has never experienced this. I am scared watching.

[@BlindGirlUK]

As a brit, same.

[@Bandkstudios]

I love how she was in the middle of a school shooting she just gets a phone calk from on of her fellow teachers and answers it

[@nrsternes]

Wow, expertly done. This was so unnerving but hard to look away from

[@Super-sayain-son-goku]

9:23 just so sad he might have been the shooter but its sad he was just scared poor kid

[@worldofivyy]

the ending had my heart pounding..

[@mikaelafox6106]

This would make for a fantastic actual movie. Everyone complaining about the orange tip on the gun. What if that’s the kid who wanted to retake the test who was denied, and he put an orange tip on the gun to make everyone _think_ it was a fake gun?

[@notsheepish8304]

Yes, finally, someone who gets it!

[@dpdfpdffgp]

I think that's just the fake shooter, the one from drama or something, the real shooter was in the cafeteria, or maybe there's more shooters, idk

[@teenagetoddler]

Yeah I've seen some other people point this out, but some shooters were fake (volunteers for the drill) and at least one was using the confusion to their advantage as the actual shooter

[@noodlepoodlegirl]

Have you seen Elephant? Terrifying true story. From the pov of a normal day starting at Columbine High School.

[@codeanimatecreate1317]

This is actually a great shortfilm

[@ezeas.5832]

This entire thing was really good. The only complaint I have was that it showed the orange tip on the gun. It could've been a lot more realistic. But it was amazing overall

[@_mark_3814]

That was the fake shooter, then the teacher was confused when the comma said the shooter was immediately somewhere else

[@dpdfpdffgp]

The real one was at the cafeteria, they knew this was a drill

[@Wednesday.CP3]

Ngl Ms.Walker did him nasty. Those were not “Just a drill” bangs on the door , they were intense and terrifying.

[@ElseyWAFC]

He could've been the shooter because if you think about it, no one would proceed to smack, bang and shout when there is a school shooter. If I was him I would've just ran the opposite direction where the shooter was because he knew where the shooter was

[@foxisglee]

Nah. She did right thing. Maybe he’s a shooter. He can just run to opposite direction and run from shooter instead of banging the door and shouting. He’s acting like wanting shooter to know where he is

[@Jaknize1]

No she didn't. She made the correct choice. Because Maybe he's the shooter wanting to get in or the shooter is right behind him forcing him to try and get someone to open the door so they can get access to the room. That's one of the things stressed every year during scenario training. You never open the door for any reason. When it is safe, the police will enter the room themselves with keys they have gotten. You don't open the door for distress calls from students or staff and you don't open the door to anyone identifying as a police officer.

[@Jaknize1]

@@foxisglee The other possibility is that the shooter is trying to use him to gain access to the room. So she either opens the door and book the shooter is right behind the kid or the shooter is nearby and in the few second it takes her to open the door, let the kid in and lock it, the shooter manages to get their foot in or something.

[@camdenmartin3603]

First Realistic drill I went through, 6th grade, they set off the fire alarms to solidfy the whole 'a shooter will pull the alarm to get you to leave a classroom' thing. Then they sent troopers around to each room to pound on the doors pretending to be scared staff, and firefighters, and saying that they were police and had to be let in. Half of my class was having anxiety attacks by the end of it. I prayed for the first time in years. One of my best friends at the time, his dad was one of the troopers, his little sister and mother in classrooms a few doors down from us. His mom was a Pre-K teacher, and his sister was in Pre-K.

[@eg1197]

This was well done. Sad that school has to prep for this. In my time we had the fire drill.

[@mymixedbiscuit9159]

when was your time?

[@Msmary98-98]

Probably when my time was cause that’s all we had as well… were fire drills

[@SymbolOfPeace8]

We never did this after school. The whole school did this during the school day. They’re leaving those Gen Z’s completely unprepared, uneducated and defenseless. We did the every 15 minutes don’t text don’t drive during school and active shooter during school. After school prepares no one.

[@sonicx059]

Have they never had a real active shooter training?

[@thatoneannoyingstring5251]

Ah yes, the teacher could totally not tell the gun wasn't real by the bright orange tip on the barrel. Ah yes.

[@_mark_3814]

That was the fake shooter, then the teacher was confused when the communications said the shooter was immediately somewhere else

[@karlawagner2886]

Maybe the orange part was there to make it look like a fake

[@bignoseman3031]

that’s the fake shooter, the real shooter is In the cafeteria

[@Ella_sindt]

The shivers that ran through my body ran for so long

[@ericjourdain892]

I am all for this. Victims POV is and should ever be a fixture, especially when scarry doesn't mean exploitation. Sorry girls!

[@SuperTonyony]

*scary

[@ericjourdain892]

@@SuperTonyony sorry teacher, engrish is my third language

[@Uhm...no444]

Why "Sorry girls"...???

[@ericjourdain892]

@@Uhm...no444 Three years later I have no idea whatsoever.

[@snowyrl4002]

POV: your here from the TikTok comment that says the name of the vid

[@briannwheeler3877]

Yesss

[@briannnn6145]

yep

[@isabelle0624]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSsssssdssdssssssssSSsSSsSsssssDSSSSSSSSSSS

[@benjaminnormandeau6185]

Same lol

[@izzy2869]

Yesss 😭

[@slr-q1n1g]

Man Simon really didn’t want to take that quiz

[@Blinded_YT11]

It's scary how im an actual shooting- you can't open the door no matter what you hear. So if a kid actually needed help they would be left outside the door where they would probably get caught if they don't know what to do

[@MichaelCisneros-re4xo]

This was Amazing! I loved how quickly it spiked my quadrillion up and made me scared for the students and the teacher. The acting was very good and on point. this was an amazing short film, in my opinion it should be a movie. Most school shooting short films are ether good quality such as good acting and the quality overall, or just bad acting camera quality and more good job!

[@KoalabloxxYT]

I’m so grateful that there’s no right to bear arms in Canada and I, so sorry for the people who have to go through this.

[@jupiterx9669]

My stepdad became a resource officer to have something to do after he retired from swat and detective work. He told me he never realized how unprepared these schools are. Granted, hes significantly more trained than most resource officers and also more knowledgable due to the fact I am his daughter who is in turn a school shooting survivor. He catches teachers constantly not locking their doors and propping things open. He has been getting onto then for this issue for years.

[@TheLajandro]

Great way to raise the suspense

[@imaadi....]

I'm being watching these videos just to see how I'd survive this type of stuff

[@Makncheeze.]

I want a part 2 that was intense.

[@meka8953]

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DRILL IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO KNOW THAT WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR DOORS LOCKED THAT THEY CANNOT OPEN THEM😞😞😞😞

[@blockediting3404]

It’s not exactly the right thing. It could be the shooter trying to get in by tricking you. It is seriously way too dangerous to open the door and let them in, the shooter could be using them as bait to get in the room. Overall, if Simon wasn’t the shooter he would’ve prob ran the other direction , away from the shooter. This is just my take tho

[@dpdfpdffgp]

@spirals 73 and get your guts blown out

[@lgerd8828]

We used to call these “stranger in the building tests” back in 2005-2010 when I did this…didn’t realize just what we were preparing for

[@wolfiee390]

I had a few drills in ms and hs (not shooter drills) that actually turned out to be real, but because everyone assumed it was a drill there was no organization or rush at all

[@gemxz5235]

These psa videos raise my heart rate

[@DestinyLuvsU100]

her collecting their phones when its HERS that's loud ash going off every 2 seconds like

[@MotivationalContent-r7z]

i wish i had a drama team that was good as this!

[@mymixedbiscuit9159]

wait are u a teacher

[@MotivationalContent-r7z]

@@mymixedbiscuit9159 nah Just a random sophomore who's bored

[@Sf_solarflare]

@@MotivationalContent-r7z same fr

[@WakeWalters]

Oh my gosh that was so freaking stressful

[@toastycomfyghosty1891]

....so the real shooter waited for the drill, cause he knew the police would most likely not be called. Who Is thinking Simon is the shooter due to what the teach said?

[@Metallix_YT]

just about all of us came from the tiktok great u can stop asking now

[@kino7949]

not me lol

[@imranbutt1929]

Yeah, me neither

[@BlindGirlUK]

Nope.

[@esanders777]

What tiktok

[@asdiasbndasdi]

Simon is the shooter .. good thing she didn’t make him do the quiz over .. he would’ve started in Mrs. walkers room 1st

[@namtranccd2794]

This actually gave me the chills

[@Msmary98-98]

This was so intense... I would not have wanted to be a part of that drill

[@terrrell7798]

We need a sequel to this

[@LemonLymans]

Roses are red Cacti are prickly Holy sh1t that escalated quickly

[@emersynkayle7548]

Really kills the vibe with random ads in the middle.

[@GWsavedMYlife]

Best short I've seen in a while. At first I was disappointed with the open ending. But thinking about it, it was just right, so we can imagine different outcomes.