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What was the first sign that you knew something was going wrong? >> it was the second fire drill of the day. >> yeah. >> and we don't have two fire drills, like, ever. >> we had one earlier in the day. >> reporter: so, you had gone outside the building because of the alarm. >> yeah. >> reporter: which was the second of the day. >> yeah. >> reporter: and then you run back into the building. >> yeah, we heard gunshots. and they told us to run back. we locked the door. we took in some kids that weren't in our class and we hid in a corner. lights were off, like, we practiced. >> reporter: as you w...

>> so from the beginning, you didn't believe it, you thought maybe it was fireworks or something. nobody believed it. >> yeah, maybe firecrackers, pulling a prank. >> so how did people react? did you learn anything from the fire drill or from the drills that you have that helped you in this particular situation? or is there nothing you can do in a situation like this that can prepare you? >> yeah, we learned, you know, that we need to be silent, phones need to be off, we need to be on the same side as the door, not in sight of the window. we did do that, but, of course, there were tears, there...

Lockdown, and what were you seeing and hearing? >> i was probably on lockdown for about an hour, maybe ten minutes. it started with a few pops in the beginning, maybe about two, and i didn't really think much of it, as we normally have, you know, pops of chick bags opening at lunch or someone throwing something on the floor. and i actually had one of my friends, xavier, run into the classroom from using the bathroom in our fourth period. and he was frantically screaming that there was a shooter and that he could be close. and we all were just kind of startled. and then once the fire drill alar...

Talking to us tonight. trying to talk to as many people who experienced and trying to see it from as many angles. joining us on the phone is a student from the high school. first of all, i am so glad you are okay and you are safe. how are you doing right now? >> hello. i am okay. for all of those who are lost during this, i want to say to the families, we stand with you. and we're sorry. because these administrators and students are humans too and they didn't deserve to go out like this. >> if you can, tell me what happened today. i understand there was the fire drill that went off. and we und...

Conversation. i spoke to my six-year-old son about this last night. i also texted my daughter about this. how do you explain this whether you live in parkland, florida or anywhere in the country? >> i've been in this field a long time. i have three children. i wrote a book called "security mom." the fact is your kids know what's going on. there is no way to protect them from this if they're over the age of five or six. you don't need to explain it. this may be inexplicable. it's the parent's job to provide their child with the tools and knowledge of what might be out there. so things like, you...