School Safety: Training and Drills

Following instances and threats of gun violence, many school communities are requiring teachers to participate in weapons trainings and active shooter drills.

  • “New teacher workshop includes 2 hours of run-hide-fight training tomorrow. How is this our country and how is this okay?” —Elementary Special Education Educator in Minnesota
  • “It’s so demoralizing to think about fighting an active shooter when I should be getting my classroom ready.” —High School English Teacher in Michigan 
  • “‘Active Shooter Training’ is our first PD of the 2022-23 school year at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. I’m just going to leave that there.” —Elementary Educator in Pennsylvania 
  • “Teachers training to disarm someone with a gun reminds me of tech training in the 90’s. I would forget it all in a week and then need to call IT. But here, politicians & school boards think they’re protecting students’ lives with teachers receiving 90 min. of training in August.” —School Leader in California