P.E.I. school counsellor surprised nobody came to see her about evacuation

Guidance counsellor Mandy Ramsay had a message prepared Thursday for P.E.I. children who felt anxious about the school evacuations the day before.

We're safe, she was ready to tell them. People in charge are looking after it, it's OK to share your feelings.

Only thing is, nobody came to talk to her about the threat.

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"I was surprised." Ramsay, the guidance counsellor at West Kent and Central Queens elementary schools, said on CBC News: Compass.

"They had other things on their mind, playground issues and such. I think it speaks to the resilience of young people."

Ramsay credits parents for preparing their children for school on Thursday, and for school staff and principals for making them feel reassured of their safety.

'Students seemed ready to learn, they got with their book buddies and off they went. Mandy Ramsay

There were a few extra teachers greeting students as they came in to the school, she said, and children got hugs from their parents that might have lasted a little bit longer than usual.

But generally it was a pretty typical, she said.

"Students seemed ready to learn, they got with their book buddies and off they went."

Ramsay said though that was her experience, it may have been different at other schools.

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