9/11 - How you found out?

[tdi]

was told by the teacher then everyone was in that state of 'scared but excited' - found out more when I got home.

[William93]

I was in grade 2 , so about 6-7 years old.

I remember leaving to school and on the news, "Suspicious planes hovering and becoming off track."

At around 9:40 AM I think , the principal came on and said.

"Staff and Students, I urge you to quiet down and listen very carefully,
Your fellow country, America, has just suffered a major attack. At approximately 8:47 AM, a plain crashed in New York, at the largest tower, the World Trade Center. At 9:03 AM, a Second plain crashed into the WTC again. Just 10 minutes ago, Americas Defence building , the Pentagon has received a plane attack too. We urge you to keep America in your prayers, and for teachers who are willing to hear more, grab a TV from the Library , and put on the news. Will -Names people- Come down to the office immediatly."

The people got called down to the office, their parents were in NYC at the time, and I remember seeing a group of about 12 kids crying, 1 of their parents died, the other 11, didn't find out their dads were alive until about 5PM.

Then America being shutdown, my mom couldn't cross from Michigan , back to Ontario, for about 3 days. And since we are a border town, we could'nt go their, no one could come here. We were shut down too for about 2 days.

You're so full of ********. How would your headmaster know immediately about those parents being on the plane, so have to break it to the kids? Also, how the **** can you remember all of what he said?

Anyway, I was walking home with my dad and he was talking to someone about it at the time. I didn't quite understand what he was on about, I thought it was a film or something. Arrived home and found out the whole story. Was in year 5, I believe.

[ReviewDude]

I found out by my dad waking me up (I think I was living in Malaysia at the time) and telling me what happened - then we sat up and watched the news for hours to see what was happening.

[Mikey]

You're so full of ********. How would your headmaster know immediately about those parents being on the plane, so have to break it to the kids? Also, how the **** can you remember all of what he said?

might have a good memory?

[leah]

my mum told me when i got in from school

[Mickster]

I was watching CBBC at my nans after school, and then all the channels flashed up with the news. I wasn't that old so all i was concerned about was getting the show to come back on lmao

[Charlie]

I think I might have found out after I got home from school when it was on the news and everything.

[Fapin]

i was prob playin with my barbies.

[jesus]

i was at school in a food tech detention and i went home and my nan and grandad told me about it. i never realised how much of a big deal it was until a couple of days afterwards... it was my mums birthday too.

[colourpot]

erm i was in year 3 i think, i went home and my dad was watching the news and he told me what had happened.