{"id":124537,"date":"2020-02-13T16:14:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T21:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=124537"},"modified":"2020-02-13T16:14:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:15:09","slug":"everytown-active-shooter-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/everytown-active-shooter-drills\/","title":{"rendered":"Everytown Recommends Schools Stop Conducting Active Shooter Drills Because They Traumatize Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" title=\"Everytown Recommends Schools Stop Conducting Active Shooter Drills Because They Traumatize Students\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/active-shooter.gif\" alt=\"Everytown Recommends Schools Stop Conducting Active Shooter Drills Because They Traumatize Students\" class=\"wp-image-124538\" \/><figcaption><em>Everytown believes the trauma induced by active shooter drills isn&#8217;t worth the increased preparedness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys\/Released) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everytown for Gun Safety has joined with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) to recommend that schools stop performing drills to prepare for \u201cactive shooter\u201d incidents on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anti-gun group cites the lack of evidence for the\nefficacy of these drills along with the potential for the drills to traumatize\nstudents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGiven growing concern among parents, students, educators, and medical professionals about the impact that active shooter drills can have on student development, Everytown, AFT, and NEA do not recommend these drills for students and believe schools should carefully consider these impacts before conducting live drills that involve students and educators,\u201d the group states on its <a href=\"https:\/\/everytownresearch.org\/school-safety-drills\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-active-shooter-drills\" title=\"Everytown Recommends Schools Stop Conducting Active Shooter Drills Because They Traumatize Students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its report, Everytown admits that there isn\u2019t enough research to prove or disprove how well active shooter drills prepare students for real-life situations. Instead, they cite anecdotal evidence from media reports to suggest that these drills are \u201ccounter-productive\u201d because they may cause \u201cdistress and sometimes lasting trauma\u201d in students and educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/everytown-spend-60-million-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-active-shooter-drills\" title=\"Everytown Recommends Schools Stop Conducting Active Shooter Drills Because They Traumatize Students\">Everytown Will Spend $60 Million on 2020 Election, 2x More Than NRA Spent in 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The report\u2019s authors cite Melissa Reeves, former president\nof the National Association of School Psychologists, who says, \u201cWhat these drills\ncan really do is potentially trigger either past trauma or trigger such a\nsignificant physiological reaction that it actually ends up scaring the\nindividuals instead of better preparing them to respond in these kinds of\nsituations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than perform active shooter drills, Everytown\nrecommends that schools support policies that \u201cprevent active shooter incidents\nfrom happening in the first place.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include \u201cthreat assessment programs\u201d (read: red flag\nlaws), \u201caccess to mental health professionals,\u201d \u201ccollaborating with law\nenforcement,\u201d and \u201cengaging the community to ensure guns are not easily\naccessible\u201d (read: gun control).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For schools that insist on implementing \u201creactive\u201d measures\nto minimize the damage of mass murderers, Everytown has six recommendations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drills should not include simulations that mimic\nor appear to be an actual shooting incident;<\/li><li>Sufficient information and notification must be\nprovided to parents or guardians in advance about the dates, content, and tone\nof any drills for students;<\/li><li>Drills should be announced to students and\neducators prior to the start of any drill;<\/li><li>Drill content must be created by a team\nincluding administrators, teachers, school-based mental health professionals,\nand law enforcement and be age and developmentally appropriate. The content\nshould incorporate student input;<\/li><li>Drills should be coupled with trauma-informed\napproaches to directly address students\u2019 well-being as standard practice; and<\/li><li>Information about the efficacy and effects of\nthe drills should be tracked by schools, including symptoms and indications of\ntrauma (e.g., bad dreams, fear of coming to school, asthma attacks, increased\nantidepressant prescriptions) so drill content can be reevaluated if students\nand\/or educators are exhibiting signs of trauma.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/everytown-slams-2a-sanctuary-movement-theyre-ripping-apart-the-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-active-shooter-drills\" title=\"Everytown Recommends Schools Stop Conducting Active Shooter Drills Because They Traumatize Students\">Everytown Slams 2A Sanctuary Movement: \u2018They\u2019re Ripping Apart the Constitution\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The report concludes with a call for schools to support gun control measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinally, comprehensive school safety plans must involve a proactive effort to enact meaningful gun violence prevention policies to enable intervention before a prospective shooter can get their hands on a gun,&#8221; the report states, again contrasting &#8220;reactive&#8221; school safety measures with &#8220;proactive&#8221; gun control policies. &#8220;These policies include the implementation of background checks, Extreme Risk laws, and secure gun storage laws and awareness campaigns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>*** <\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everytown for Gun Safety has joined with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and 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