Interesting. I'm not familiar with the term "bug out" at all. Merriam-Webster says it means "to retreat during a military action; especially : to flee in panic" or "to depart especially in a hurry". So, this article is talking about preparing your children to run away from the adults at school, if they feel it necessary? Is that correct? Those are some pretty intense drills you are talking about. Running away during them sounds like a horrible idea. If underage kids are running away from school, when they should be under the supervision of adults there, I'm pretty sure they'll send the cops after them, if they even get out of the school. I agree that it's good to teach your kids how to be independent, but if this ridiculousness is happening at your school it bothers you enough, you should either change the schools policies or just stop sending your kids there. Sounds a lot like prison to me.