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posted by mrpg on Monday April 01 2019, @12:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the yes dept.

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A school in Indiana has been criticised for apparently shooting teachers "execution style" with pellets as part of an "active-shooter drill". The case has reignited conversations about the usefulness of drills and the methods used to prepare schools for shootings.

[...] Many experts agree that discussing and practising how to respond to a dangerous situation will help protect students who find themselves faced with the real thing. Fire drills, for example, are well established tools to teach children how to behave in a potentially life-threatening situation.

[...] While more realistic and stressful situations may be appropriate here, he says "large-scale, prolonged, realistic drills are not ideal" for children.

[...] "Children being asked to pose as victims on the floor covered in fake blood is just pointless and can be traumatising, I can't see why that's necessary."

Source: US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 01 2019, @06:46PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 01 2019, @06:46PM (#823204)

    What about the 2B, and classrooms 3A, 3B, and 3C? What's so special about 2A, other than the cops shooting the teachers in the haid with pellet guns?