Robb Elementary Teacher Nicole Ogburn Testifies at Officer Adrian Gonzales's Trial

Classroom and Lockdown Procedures

• 🍎 Nicole Ogburn, a resource teacher and former co-teacher at Robb Elementary, testifies about her role in room 102.
• 🔒 She explains the school's lockdown procedure: lights out, windows covered, and hiding in a corner, a procedure that was reviewed annually and practiced through drills.
• 🏫 Students were also trained on lockdown procedures by their teachers.
• ⏰ During a drill, students would wait for an "all clear" announcement, but in a real event, they were instructed to wait for law enforcement to announce themselves.

Events of May 24, 2022

• ☀️ The day began as a relaxed, off-day with award ceremonies, with plans to watch a movie and allow students bathroom breaks.
• 🔊 Around 11:21 AM, Ogburn heard noises resembling "metal hitting the brick," initially assuming it was custodians.
• ⚠️ Upon looking out the window, she saw an individual dressed in black with a gun pointed towards the playground area.
• 🏃‍♀️ Reacting quickly, Ogburn instructed the students to hide, and they took cover behind a black curtain near a built-in desk.

Immediate Aftermath and 911 Call

• 💥 Gunshots were heard, and Ogburn crawled under the curtain with the students, attempting to shield herself.
• 🆘 Using her Apple Watch, Ogburn attempted to call 911, with her third attempt successfully connecting.
• 🗣️ She informed the operator that she was a teacher at Robb Elementary, there was an active shooter, and she was in room 102.
• 📞 Ogburn hung up the call out of fear the shooter would hear her, believing he was still in the hallway.
• 💔 She also relayed that another teacher across the hall had been shot.

Evacuation and Trial Testimony

• ⏳ Approximately an hour later, law enforcement officers arrived and instructed Ogburn and co-teacher Mrs. Alvarado to move a bookshelf and evacuate the students through the window.
• 🚪 Ogburn was the last to leave the classroom, ensuring all students were safely evacuated.
• ❓ During cross-examination, Ogburn clarified that room 102 was a co-teaching classroom with both general education and special education students.
• 🚨 She also testified that the school did not have a full-time officer assigned and that the policy for external doors to be locked was not consistently followed.
• ⚖️ Ogburn stated she did not know if Adrian Gonzales was among the officers who evacuated her students.