Simulated gunfire banned from active-shooter drills in schools under new California law
LA TimesThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department holds an active shooter training drill at Rosemead High School in 2022 in Rosemead. Assembly Bill 1858, also known as the Safe and Prepared Schools Act, will standardize school active-shooter drills and direct the state’s Department of Education to update its guidance. “At the same time, school staff will have clear guidance on how to implement these drills in a responsible and professional way so we’re not creating more anxiety and traumatizing our students.” Earlier this year, a principal at a San Gabriel elementary school made headlines after allegedly using her fingers to mime holding a gun and pretending to shoot kids, telling them, “Boom. You’re dead.” Police officers also planned to fire blanks at San Marino High School to mimic the sound of gunfire, but the drill was canceled over fears of traumatizing students. Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun violence prevention organization, recommends against active-shooter drills, saying they’re associated with an increase in depression, stress, anxiety and physiological health problems among students, teachers and parents.
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