The last time this country had a school fire with more than 15 fatalities was in 1958. That was 60 years ago.
Why do we have fire drills in schools, but no mass shooting drills?
Good point. It reminds me of another interesting piece of information: There are over 100,000 public schools in the US. And the average attendance is around 500-600, roughly. This gives well over 5 million students, and yet only a few are affected by this kind of violence.
i.e. statistically, it’s not an issue until it actually happens to your child or one of your children’s’ friends, which is almost as likely as winning the lotto.
I see it as a purely emotional issue and not justified as a national story. It’s certainly not something the FedGov should be dealing with. It is a local issue.
They do mass shooter drills, at least when I was in school after Columbine. They were referred to as IOC (Intruder on Campus) drills.
Not sure if it is a federal mandate, but they are already happening in some form.
Some schools have implemented Intruder or Lockdown Drills, though I'm not sure how common they are throughout the country.
They do.
Why do we have fire drills in schools, but no mass shooting drills?”””
They do have those....