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Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 10:04 PM Jan 2013

School To Hold ‘Active Shooter Drills,’ Fire Blank Rounds In Hallways

How stupid is it going to get? Really?

School To Hold ‘Active Shooter Drills,’ Fire Blank Rounds In Hallways
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/01/30/school-to-hold-active-shooter-drills-fire-blank-rounds-in-hallways/

CBS News reports that a high school in the far northwest suburb of Chicago will be conducting a school shooting drill which will include all the usual securing of the classrooms by teachers: locking of doors, closing of curtains, switching off of lights, and huddling in shadowy corners.

But this little drill will feature something extra special for the kiddies: the sounds of gunshots as blanks are fired in the school’s hallways. Yes, nothing like a bit of post traumatic stress to round out the school day.

According to the e-mail sent out by the Cary-Grove High School to parents: .......
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School To Hold ‘Active Shooter Drills,’ Fire Blank Rounds In Hallways (Original Post) Coyotl Jan 2013 OP
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