Title: How should you respond to an active shooter?
Headings: How should you respond to an active shooter?
How should you respond to an active shooter?
Are there strategies for surviving a shooting? And should we arm teachers and security guards?
By C. David Shepherd  Posted on 2 October 2015
Is your organization prepared?
How should individuals respond in an active shooting?
What is the teacher’s role?
What about arming security guards and teachers?
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Content: What communications system has been installed to warn all individuals on campus, including parents and visitors inside the theater, basketball court and football field? How should individuals respond in an active shooting? During an active shooting, the recommended response for students and visitors on campus is different than for school administers, teachers and staff. For students and visitors, the Department of Homeland Security’s response of “Run, Hide, Fight” provides options for them to protect themselves. Each individual should consider the four cornerstones of action: What is your location to the active shooter? What is the distance to the active shooter? What is your mental and physical ability to act? How much time does the individual have to react? However, if the school administration has trained on responding to an active shooting, they have identifiable protective measures, actions and procedures that may take into consideration the four cornerstones.