Category Archives: School Shooting Drill

I am sure many of those serving in our police or military would agree practice is never the same as the real thing. And if the teachers know it is a drill, they respond much differently. I don't see an issue with this approach unless medical concerns could cause harm.

Preparation for events, in general, is a good thing.  Schools have fire drills in preparation  for a fire.  We are periodically reminded by the Federal Government to have a family emergency plan. During the Cold War with Russia school children in America had "duck an cover" drills to help prepare them in the event of…

Unbelievable!  Schools have absolutely no right to traumatize children in this way.  Running drills to prepare for a shooting event might be appropriate, but it should be done from an aspect of having control of the situation.  This would let the children and their parents know that there is a plan in place to assure…

Yes, they are being ridiculous and causing harm in order to prevent it. Fire drills are announced because it isn't pedagogically sound to train people who are basically untrained by fooling them into thinking they are experiencing a real event.

This school clearly went too far. Do we start a fire for a fire drill? Good grief.

Drills? Yes.  Traumatize? No.   I assume these examples will increase the popularity of homeschooling.

I believe this is abuse and is off limits. Shooting blanks is like starting a fire for a fire drill in my book. I cannot imagine what when through the minds of these students and staff members.

That is a little far.