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dlk

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15. With Over 100,000 Americans Being Shot Every Year, We are Creating a Traumatized Nation

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 11:30 AM

Jun 2018

Actions have consequences and active shooter drills can't help but have a long-term, negative impact on our children. It makes them have to think about the very real possibility of being slaughtered in their classrooms. Why would we do this to our children?

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What Are Active-Shooter Drills Doing to Kids? [View all] gollygee Jun 2018 OP

My experience. no_hypocrisy Jun 2018 #1

I used to substitute gollygee Jun 2018 #8

Double edged sword Rorey Jun 2018 #2

we had atom bomb drills in school.....crawl under desk hands, over head......yeah right... samnsara Jun 2018 #3

I was going to mention this... Hugin Jun 2018 #4

They should have added a flexibility exercise. Blue_true Jun 2018 #5

That's true, although gollygee Jun 2018 #6

I was a bit shaken to learn that treestar Jun 2018 #11

I remember those well Betty88 Jun 2018 #13

My elementary aged daughter had a drill last week gollygee Jun 2018 #7

Twisted logic TimeSnowDemos Jun 2018 #9

Since it is known to be a drill, deal with why the child is that affected treestar Jun 2018 #10

They kids don't necessarily know during the drill that it's a drill gollygee Jun 2018 #14

Being a student. Snackshack Jun 2018 #12

That was dumb treestar Jun 2018 #16

With Over 100,000 Americans Being Shot Every Year, We are Creating a Traumatized Nation dlk Jun 2018 #15