Today was the first day that DS expressed a desire to not go to school. We live in Montgomery County where helicopters are flying above the schools (doors open with armed swat riflemen sitting on the floor and leaning out) at opening and closing times. I work directly across the street from a high school and they are flying so low that I could give you an accurate description of the rifleman from my 4th floor window.
The kids are nervous, and rightly so. The media ran the quote from the sniper's letter over and over again last evening. We did not play the news when Ryan was in the room, but the quote ran as a sound bite throughout the evening. Unfortunately, they did it in such a manner that it often appeared as if it were a warning from Chief Moose as opposed to a quote from a letter. Ryan has asked questions and expressed concerns throughout the whole ordeal, but last night his anxiety level was at an all time high.
