NPR News: Districts Train Teachers For School Shootings

by Gigi Douban

It’s almost instinctive: Teachers want to protect kids in a school shooting. But many don’t know how.

So over the holiday break, in the wake of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., several districts around the country conducted school shooter training sessions meant to better prepare staff to respond in the event of a similar crisis. Since last month’s attack, drills have been conducted in Nashville, Tenn.; Omaha, Neb.; Utah; and Jefferson County, Ala.

In Jefferson County, school staff took turns playing sheriff’s deputies and teachers, donning protective vests and dodging wax bullets. Their job: Get the kids to a classroom, lock the door and turn off the lights.

via Districts Train Teachers For School Shootings.

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