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Realistic school shooter drills banned in New York

The New York State Board of Education approved new regulations on school shooter drills,
banning certain practices and instituting new requirements.

Under the new rules, ✅ schools must inform both students and parents about upcoming drills up to a week in advance.

Additionally, ✅ the use of actors and props designed to mimic real shooting situations will no longer be permitted.

John LaPlaca, who runs a consulting organization that works with schools to organize active shooter drills, voiced his support for the new regulations.

The new regulations are set to take effect in September. One parent, Jerry Ford, expressed relief over the changes.
“I was dropping my high school son off, and there was a drill that took place right in the parking lot of the school. He was petrified,” Ford shared.
“We can still walk through the drills, but we just don’t need all those.
The guns. I mean, even if they’re replicas, even if they’re fake, they resemble a real thing.”

https://www.news10.com/classroom-progress-report/realistic-school-shooter-drills-banned-in-new-york/