Recently one Missouri school conducted a very realistic active shooter drill. The impact on the kids was a little surprising as you can see in the video below. (Trigger warning: some of the images you see in the simulation may be disturbing to some people.)
Some question whether such drills are an unnecessary overreaction to school violence and are as traumatic as an actual attack. Believe us, this play acting is nowhere near as traumatic as the real thing.
Unfortunately, school and workplace violence is a weekly tragedy in America. Such drills help school administrators, teachers, staff, school boards and emergency personnel train on how to prevent, contain and survive such an active shooter attack.
During the drill some of the teachers found that they couldn’t lock their classroom doors. Students didn’t know where to run or how to react to the pretend active shooter. These life or death needs are why Soteria Safety By Design performs a thorough site inspection of your school or workplace. It is why we recommend the physical changes and safety upgrades to your buildings. It is why we train your staff and will show you how to train your students how to save themselves should such an incident happen in real life.
This isn’t just our business, it is our mission and we take it seriously. So should you.