Active shooter drills have become an unfortunate but frequent safety measure at schools across the country. The drills now happen as regularly as fire drills did when we were children. Every school district makes different decisions on how to handle active shooter drills. One Florida high school’s decision not to inform students that their code red drill was, in fact, a drill has now upset many members of the school community.
The drill happened just a few days ago at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The school sent staff members a text message to initiate a “code red.” The principal came on the loudspeaker system to inform students about what was happening. The school’s principal even told students, over the loudspeaker, that it was not a drill. An understandable amount of panic ensued as teachers armed themselves, students texted their fears and goodbyes to loved ones, and everyone waited to find out what would happen. Students and teachers later learned that the drill was put into action by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
Source : https://www.littlethings.com/active-shooter-drill-gone-wrong/