Active shooter drills are scaring kids and may not protect them. Some schools are taking a new approach.

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Active shooter drills are scaring kids and may not protect them. Some schools are taking a new approach.
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From calling them 'buddy room drills' to making school psychologists available during the exercises, schools are trying to protect students — physically and mentally.

Some schools do not notify teachers and students in the days beforehand, based on state laws thatthe drills to be conducted without prior warning. Once a drill starts, administrators might announce over the loudspeaker that it’s just an exercise.

He discouraged simulating real shootings, which may look very different in reality than they did during the simulation. But the district recognizes some children will still have anxiety during the drills, Tornatore said, so school guidance counselors, social workers and psychologists follow up with students afterward. There is also sensory support and occupational support in classrooms for students with special needs during the drills, such as giving a student who tends to feel anxious a ball to squeeze.

“There’s no evidence that they work, and if the real thing does happen, when adrenaline is pumping, all those lessons learned can be forgotten.”

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