About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate students ahead of lockdown drills, which can be traumatizing to some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Serenity Seigel was 7 years old when she started worrying about a mass shooting at her school. Her fears were sparked by the 2012 ...

School shooting preparedness drills have been a routine though uncomfortable part of the back-to-school experience. Since the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, ...

Mass shooting lockdown drills help children who have been exposed to violence feel safer at school, according to a new study. The findings contradict previous research which suggested the drills ...

Schools need more support to design active shooter drills that prepare students for emergencies without unnecessarily traumatizing them, President Joe Biden said as he signed an executive order ...

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Schools have been engaging in active shooter drills for years, though depending on the district, there might be another word for them. Still, year after year, all grade levels do what they have to in ...

In several towns and cities throughout our country, school is back in session. Children and teachers are attempting to adapt to the new guidelines from wearing masks to sitting 6 feet apart. There are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate ...