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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 Farkus888 on Tuesday April 02 2019, @11:54AM (2 children)
Perhaps I read you wrong, that is part of the whole thing. I stand by what I said in general though. I have been seeing it far too often. Maybe they are just shitty people, maybe they just didn't think about it. I had to have the gay thing explained to me so I won't judge. Today I know someone using gay as an insult is shitty. I want the same thing for autism.
(Score: 2) by pkrasimirov on Tuesday April 02 2019, @02:05PM (1 child)
I support you in what you said in general, and also I fully agree with that:
> using gay as an insult is shitty. I want the same thing for autism.
I don't know how's it in your part of the world but around here calling someone autist is nowhere near pejorative. I mean people just don't use it when trying to offend someone, they usually go for "gay" and racist slurs. Of course there are always some bright persons, as everywhere. I remember a story when two boys were laughing to a person because he's blind... but it is so absurd so it got famous. So yeah, sorry to hear about your experiences with this kind of people.
(Score: 2) by Farkus888 on Tuesday April 02 2019, @07:58PM
It isn't my experience in the real world that is the problem. In the real world once anyone gets past the initial awkwardness they are almost always nice. I can only think of one example and they are a generally mean person anyway. It is internet comments, because internet comments are where everyone encounters the worst people they'll see all day.