Teachers: "Don't shoot us during the exercise!"

Safe Havens International

Teachers in Farmington, MO refused to participate in an Active Shooter exercise after they were handed goggles and told they might get "shot" with pellet guns.

Teachers are not required to participate in such exercises.

High school senior expelled for making terroristic threats

Safe Havens International

A 17-year old student at Traip Academy in Kittery, MA, made threats to kill students and teachers.  Several of his frightened classmates reported him to the school's administrators. 

He was quickly removed from class, and the police were called.  They got a search warrant for the boy's home, where they found a knife and several other pieces of evidence.

The student has been expelled.

Arkansas district arms teachers

Arkansas

The superintendent of the Clarksville School System has provided over fifty hours of law enforcement training for twenty teachers and staff, and a voucher for them to purchase a firearm to carry in school.

The merits of this approach to school safety can be, and rightfully should be, fully discussed before implementation.

Part of this discussion should be about the ins and outs of carrying a weapon.  Enter Staying Alive: How to act fast and survive deadly encounters.  There is a full chapter on Is it logical for you to carry?  The various concerns for carrying a weapon are covered, as are various non-armed ways to protect yourself.

In its most basic form, safety begins with the individual.  If the individual is not safe, then the group cannot be safe.  Thus, learning to protect yourself is the building block for keeping your home, your workplace, or your school safe.

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Safe Havens, International

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Vermont teacher makes comments, police take his weapons

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Teachers and Pupils Save Girl Stabbed at School Gates

Stourbridge, West Mids, England

Police said the bravery of pupils, teachers and parents who ran to the victim's aid, saved the life of the victim by wrestling the attacker away from her.

They then held the attacker on the ground until police arrived.

The teenage victim suffered serious injuries but was conscious and out of danger.

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Utah Sixth-Grader Found with Gun in Class Reportedly Says Parents Encouraged Him after Connecticut Shooting

Salt Lake City, UT
A Utah sixth-grader, said he was told by his parents to bring a gun to school after the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary, was caught by teachers with an unloaded .22-caliber handgun.

The student, described as an 11-year-old boy, reportedly pulled the gun from his backpack during recess Monday at West Kearns Elementary School, located in a suburb of Salt Lake City.

A fellow sixth-grader said the boy pointed the gun at her head and said he was going to kill her.

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Parents Fear for Kids' Safety After Shots Fired at South Shore School

Chicago, IL
Students at Parkside Community Academy were being dismissed for the day when shots rang out.  The shooting sent the students, and parents, into a panic.  Fortunately, no students, parents or teachers were injured.

The school is in a "rough" neighborhood, and while some parents are afraid, others are resigned.

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