A new report examining nearly 28 million social media posts tied to 114 schools finds higher rates of depression and stress following active shooter drills.

Active shooter drills became one of the most common school safety measures implemented nationwide in recent years, despite widespread fears that the procedures heighten anxiety, and evidence that school shooters, like the one in Parkland, Florida, use knowledge of the drills to their advantage. Teachers unions in February called for schools to not conduct active shooter drills with students. Now, new research adds data to those concerns.

A report released Thursday, obtained in advance by NBC News, found active shooter drills in schools correlated with a 42 percent increase in anxiety and stress and a 39 percent increase in depression among those in the school community, including students, teachers and parents, based on their social media posts.

  • throwawaylemmy [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Remind me, why don’t you just barricade the doors? It seems having decent locks would fix half of the issue.

    Time to set-up plus bullets can go through the doors pretty easy depending on the caliber. A teacher alone (in pre-school) isn't gonna be able to chuck enough things at the door as fast as middle-school/high-school kids and the teacher can.

    Tillie mentions the locks, which would be pretty quick to do, but throwing small child-sized tables/chairs etc. would take longer with 1-2 people than 5+ people.