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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?
(Score: 2) by pkrasimirov on Tuesday April 02 2019, @10:57AM (1 child)
> Eventually, you'll get so much ammo and guns, that you'll have enough or in the really bad cases, you run out of money.
Ahh... see, you can never get enough *protection*, it's all about defense! Arm themselves, stuff the house but what about the all-out zombie apocalypse stash in the forest? So it's really only the latter option to put these individuals to a halt -- cannot afford.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday April 02 2019, @12:58PM