
Do Active Shooter Drills Do More Harm than Good?
Season 3 Episode 8 | 5m 57s
Are hyper realistic active shooter drills doing more harm than good?
As active shooter drills become more common in schools, there’s debate over what type of drill is best. Do hyper realistic drills better prepare students, or are they unnecessarily traumatizing? Join students from PBS NewsHour’s student reporting labs as they investigate which kind of drills are most effective.
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Above The Noise is a local public television program presented by KQED

Do Active Shooter Drills Do More Harm than Good?
Season 3 Episode 8 | 5m 57s
As active shooter drills become more common in schools, there’s debate over what type of drill is best. Do hyper realistic drills better prepare students, or are they unnecessarily traumatizing? Join students from PBS NewsHour’s student reporting labs as they investigate which kind of drills are most effective.
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