Category Archives: School Shooting Drill

I think this is deplorable. The little people in our world have enough stress in their lives. They should understand that they will be taken care of. The adults should do everything they can to make them understand there are bad people in the world but a drill like this one with men actually showing…

No! That is awful! They should tell the children in advance that it is not real!

This is too far.  Each of the school shootings are horrific tragedies but they don’t need to go to this extreme.  I think teachers and staff should be prepared for any incident but they don’t need to do this involving the students.

To not inform staff that a drill will take place is not acceptable. Children have enough to deal with, they don't need unnecessary trauma.

The schools have pushed the envelope too far when they allow masked men to fire blanks in a school.  Instead, put cameras, alarms and other warning devices in every classroom, hall and office.  And then, allow several administrators/teachers to carry a concealed deadly weapon.   It should be the teachers/adminstrators who go through the drills;…

As a retired teacher, there is no, absolutely no reason to put students and staff though a simulation like this without warnings and parental notification.

I think this is deplorable. The little people in our world have enough stress in their lives. They should understand that they will be taken care of. The adults should do everything they can to make them understand there are bad people in the world but a drill like this one with men actually showing…

Too far given the ages of students. When first responders undergo training these adults understand it is a drill. Children should absolutely be treated more sensibly.

Schools have all sorts of drills!  Do you not remember fire drills, tornado drills, and in the 1950s, the bomb drills of getting under desks and covering your heads?  I don't think any of us were traumatized by those.  Firefighters also taught us the "stop, drop, and roll"  technique in case we were ever on…

Not sure what the percentages are, but with hundreds of thousands of schools in this country and only a few schools have experienced shootings, the percentage is very low. While even one school shooting is tragic and sad, thankfully, they are rare. Children most likely will be traumatized by many other things in their schools…