Students attend active shooter assemblies
February 28, 2018
During the past month, school shootings have been in the news. Many area schools have begun new safety initiatives. Students in this district attended initial active shooter trainings.
Students learned three simple steps: Run, Hide, Fight. These steps are being taught to help protect teachers, staff and students.
“ Yes, I think the assembly had a lot of good tips on how to stay safe during a school shooting and how you can protect and defend yourself,” eighth grader Madison Zimmerer said. “They help you in case you were in a room or close to an active shooter.”
Teachers had attended training at a past in-service, and students attended assemblies in February.
“I don’t like the thought of them, and they scare me and make me worried that one could happen at our school,” Zimmerer said.
“It’s upsetting to know what the world has came too,” Reed said.
Although building police officers trained the students, state police officers trained teachers. This training is offered for free to businesses, churches and school.
Base officials recommend active-duty service members, civil servants, contractors, families, retirees and veterans keep vigilant to help ensure their safety and the safety of those around them.
Joshua Lang • Sep 10, 2019 at 10:36 am
Personally though if i have to fight i would throw my chair
Joshua Lang • Sep 10, 2019 at 10:34 am
Even though i wasn’t there i still don’t understand why this problem is becoming larger with more shootings going on. And why would you start one even though all these people are innocent?
Nick DeAntonio • Mar 20, 2018 at 8:35 pm
Since the checks I feel safer to go into school. I like that we devised a plan to keep us safe. However I do think that it’s sad that we have to do this.
Riley Reid • Mar 20, 2018 at 11:29 am
I feel better about attending school now that I know the school has a plan. With that said, I still feel unsure about the whole plan. If someone was going to do something, that person would know all about our safety plan and where we go. No one can predict how a student or teacher will react to a situation like what happened in Parkland, all anyone can do is try there hardest.
Alivia Grove • Mar 20, 2018 at 8:50 am
I think they are right. We should follow these plans would work. It is awful we have to prepare for these things
Russell Delfosse • Mar 16, 2018 at 1:45 pm
I believe it’s terrible we must plan like this, but it’s a good thing we are just in case it happens. I just wish that it were different than this.
Colin Conahye • Mar 16, 2018 at 12:59 pm
I think this article helps us learn what to do when we have a school shooter
Haley Ratchford • Mar 16, 2018 at 11:26 am
I think it was important to learn abut this just in case it ever happened and I am glad our school takes action about it.
kiara flanagan • Mar 8, 2018 at 8:55 pm
I think that this is a very scary thing about what is happing but the meeting did help.
Jeffrey McCulloch • Mar 8, 2018 at 12:58 pm
The topic is about school shootings. if the AAAJHS or AAHS gets in a shooting or close to one we have 3 rules. 1 run and escape. we need to get away from the shooter to save our lives. 2 hide and do not come out until the school is safe. 3 if the shooter comes in your classroom you must fight to save your life and need to help save others
Steven Clark • Mar 7, 2018 at 1:17 pm
The assembly helped everyone but I think that we need to have at least one drill. See an assembly tells and helps us what to do if a shooter comes in but if we don’t have a drill then we wont be able to test what we know. We need to have drills here so we can make a plan if we do not have one already(which we should have one.)
Gauge Bush • Mar 6, 2018 at 1:50 pm
It was talking about what we would do during a school shooting
Kaya Newell • Mar 1, 2018 at 1:50 pm
I agree with Madison Zimmerman, that the asssembly did help if this were to occur in our school.
Simon Chen • Mar 1, 2018 at 1:45 pm
In this story, the topic is about school shooting, and which we were taken to a assembly for training in case of a shooting or a shooting that might occur. Many students commented they were afraid of the fact of this events possibility on happening to our school so which we were taught signs of this happening and make sure to tell a adult or a staff. The 3 actions while in a shooting is to run/escape, hide, or fight which find most effected from the staffs and most people in the world.