Here’s Don Jr railing against the teachers unions. Can you see what’s wrong with this picture?
I knew that you could. That creepy freak standing in front of all those automatic weapons is lecturing teachers about risk? Really?
This is what they have been forced to deal with every time they go to school for years:
There have been 261 mass shootings so far this year in the United States, according to Gun Violence Archive, a statistic that schools across the nation are coming to grips with by implementing safety plans that include active shooter drills, a practice that can create a great deal of anxiety for some students, said Suffolk University psychology professor David Langer.
“Active shooter drills can be quite scary and potentially quite traumatizing for children,” said Langer, adding that surprise drills or drills that are very realistic can significantly increase stress and anxiety levels in children.
According to Boston Public Schools’ emergency management plan, schools conduct two “safe mode” and “internal threat” drills a year.
Safe mode procedures are for an external threat like a shooter outside the building, and require staff to shut off classroom lights, lock the doors, move students away from windows and doors, and prepare to barricade.
Internal threat procedure, which addresses a shooter inside the school, involves using the “Run, Hide, Fight” tactic in which occupants use their own judgment to get far away from the building, barricade or confront the attacker.
Debate about active shooter drills has heated up across the nation, especially in cities like Danville, Ky., where one active shooter drill was reported to include fake bullets, blood and dead bodies.
Langer said there is not much evidence that shows the drills are extremely effective, saying that they can be counterproductive if a traumatic response is triggered in some students.
To avoid any risk of anxiety, schools need to take careful consideration in planning the drills and inform students and staff when they are going to happen, Langer said.
“I think it’s pretty clear that if you’re going to have drills, they should be done in the least anxiety-provoking way possible and focused on what behaviors you’re looking to teach,” said Langer, suggesting schools replace loud alerts with spoken announcements, pair students with a buddy, and check in with students after the drill is over.
All those worthless teachers who live with the risk of someone getting a hold of one of those toys hanging behind Don Jr surely deserve to be vilified. They’re nothing but cowards.