Lockdowns: Have They Progressed Post-Columbine?
If safety is always paramount for every school, which it should be, then why do some school administrators and teachers cringe at the terms “lockdown drills” or “active threat training?” In every school mission statement that I have read there is always a common ethos: “that every child learns in […]
The Importance of Conducting Monthly Lockdown Drills in Schools
At an ever increasing rate, our children’s schools are experiencing an influx of violence. Whether it’s an on-campus fight that turns deadly or a rogue student who decides to go on a killing rampage in an effort to out-do predecessors that have died in the midst of taking many innocent lives with them, our children’s safe haven is no longer free from violence.