PBS高端访谈:枪击案之后的小学校园是如何正常运营下去的?

 　　GWEN IFILL: Now a unique look at school safety issues through the eyes of young people.

　　Today, we're launching a new feature from our network of Student Reporting Labs, middle and high school journalism¹ programs around the country. It explores how the concept of safety has been redefined since the Sandy Hook tragedy two years ago.

　　Our first report comes from student television network correspondent Sydney Payne at Carlsbad High School in California.

　　As part of our series on what's changed, she and her team visited a local San Diego elementary school that was the scene of a terrifying shooting in 2010.

　　We're calling the series The New Safe.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: Friday October 8, 2010, began as any other day begins at this suburban² San Diego elementary school. It was lunchtime, and the students were heading out on to the playground.

　　At about the same time, 41-year-old Brendan O'Rourke pulled up to a curb³ outside the school. He was armed with a .357 Magnum revolver, a red gasoline can and a propane tank.

　　BARBARA SWEARINGEN, Administrative⁴ Assistant, Kelly Elementary School: It was a typical Friday. Everyone was wearing their spirit wear. It was very relaxed and we heard what we figured later was the last gunshot.

　　TRESSIE ARMSTRONG, Principal, Kelly Elementary School: We heard over the walkie-talkie the custodian⁵ was yelling that somebody was shooting at the children.

　　CARSON SCOTT, Student Eyewitness⁶: There was a loud bang and everybody thought it was just like a big firework. And so just everybody is looking up, like up over there, because that's where he was. Everybody just, like, looked up at everything, and nobody knows what's going on. And then a few people started screaming and then everybody starts screaming.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: It's lunchtime, and Carson and his friends are out on the playground. The loud ping that he hears is actually the sound of a bullet from a .357 Magnum handgun hitting this metal pole, only about 10 feet away from where Carson and his friends were playing.

　　CARSON SCOTT: I see a man who looks like he's wearing all black, like a black — like everything all black, like a beanie and a shirt and long sleeves. And he's just running with a gun.

　　KEVIN LEHAN, Sergeant⁷, City of Carlsbad Police Department: He ends up shooting a couple rounds and ends up getting confronted by a school aide. At that point, he raises the gun, points it at her chest and pulls the trigger. Well, he ran out — he had a revolver. He ran out of ammunition⁸.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: Before running out of bullets, the gunman randomly⁹ shot six rounds into an open playground of children. Two girls, ages 6 and 7, were caught in the gunfire.

　　SGT. KEVIN LEHAN: His statements were, “Shoot them, burn them, blow them up.” And I don't think he was planning on just taking a couple shots and leave. I don't think that was sufficient for him.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: Alarmed by the students' screams, three construction workers who were working on the roof of the school noticed Brendan O'Rourke as he climbed back over the fence. O'Rourke had run out of ammunition and he was heading back to his car to reload.

　　The men were able to wrestle¹⁰ him to the ground after one of the workers hit the shooter with his truck. Nobody at Kelly Elementary School ever expected something like this to happen here.

　　TRACY MARKS, Teacher, Kelly Elementary School: My life won't be the same, no. I mean, I worry when I send my kid to school, you know, that something could happen. It won't be the same. Our Kelly bubble was broken that day.

　　TRESSIE ARMSTRONG: I think, when somebody tries to hurt kids that badly and we love these kids so much, and you think that somebody tried to do that to them, it's emotional. That hurts me that that happened for them. And I'm also very proud of them, because kids are super resilient.

　　Peggy Parish teaches kindergarten at Kelly. As the school went into immediate¹¹ lockdown, Parish ushered¹² 15 students and three classroom helpers into a bathroom. They would stay there for the first 45 minutes of the nearly four-hour lockdown.

　　PEGGY PARISH, Teacher, Kelly Elementary School: About 45 minutes, we were all in this one bathroom, and then we had some go into the other bathroom after about 45 minutes.

　　And at the beginning, we were all just up kind of against the wall, and then, as time went along and as I was reading and doing lessons, I had to sit there on the floor.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: Right.

　　PEGGY PARISH: And, so, yes, it was cozy¹³. There were — it was tight.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: Right.

　　Parents were asked to congregate¹⁴ in a nearby park. For nearly four hours, they would wait as law enforcement searched the campus, ruling out the possibility that there was a second gunman.

　　BARBARA SWEARINGEN: It was amazing to see them waiting in the park so patiently. They just waited. It was amazing.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: Carson was asked to testify at O'Rourke's trial. His vantage point on the play structure allowed him to get a good look at the gunman. Four years have passed since the shooting at Kelly Elementary School. It takes time to heal, and for some, the process can be a difficult one.

　　REESE FELS, Student, Kelly Elementary School: I think that, what if it happens again? What if somebody comes again and shoots at our school?

　　PEGGY PARISH: Kids are going to be in school for a long time. And I don't want them to approach every morning as a place that they're going to a place that's scary. I want them to know that school is safe and that there are people, way more people who are good people in the world than people who might try to hurt them.

　　TRESSIE ARMSTRONG: Educators, not me, not just me, but everybody, the staff, would put their lives on the line for children. And when push comes to shove and there's a big situation, the adults who are caring for the kids will put their lives on the line for them.

　　And the public out there needs to be aware that educators are really dedicated¹⁵ to the kids in their care and we will do what it takes to make sure that they're safe.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: The shooting happened on a Friday. Meeting over the weekend, the staff decided¹⁶ to reopen school on the following Monday. This would be the beginning of an extraordinary healing process.

　　TRESSIE ARMSTRONG: We decided that we really needed to celebrate a miracle, and not let this incident destroy us, but help us come together. We wanted to choose love over hate and courage over fear, because that's how this community works together.

　　SYDNEY PAYNE: While a few families transferred to other elementary schools in the district after the shooting, the vast majority chose to remain at Kelly.

　　KAYLA LEHMAN, Former Student, Kelly Elementary School: I decided to stay at Kelly because it is like — it really brought us all closer together. And I thought not to run away from your fear. I thought it was cool that, even after that, that I could come become and feel safe.

　　GWEN IFILL: You can see more student reports and the entire New Safe series on our Web site, PBS.org/NewsHour.

1 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

2 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

5 custodian   

n.保管人，监护人；公共建筑看守

参考例句：

• Benitez believes his custodian is among the top five in world football.贝尼特斯坚信他的门将是当今足坛最出色的五人之一。
• When his father died his uncle became his legal custodian.他父亲死后，他叔叔成了他的法定监护人。

6 eyewitness   

n.目击者，见证人

参考例句：

• The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
• He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。

7 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

8 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

9 randomly   

adv.随便地，未加计划地

参考例句：

• Within the hot gas chamber, molecules are moving randomly in all directions. 在灼热的气体燃烧室内，分子在各个方向上作无规运动。 来自辞典例句
• Transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented. 转化细胞则不大贴壁、圆缩并呈杂乱分布。 来自辞典例句

10 wrestle   

vi.摔跤，角力；搏斗；全力对付

参考例句：

• He taught his little brother how to wrestle.他教他小弟弟如何摔跤。
• We have to wrestle with difficulties.我们必须同困难作斗争。

11 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

12 ushered   

v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
• A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

14 congregate   

v.(使)集合，聚集

参考例句：

• Now they can offer a digital place for their readers to congregate and talk.现在他们可以为读者提供一个数字化空间，让读者可以聚集和交谈。
• This is a place where swans congregate.这是个天鹅聚集地。

15 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

16 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。