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Article: SHOOTING DRILLS JOIN TORNADO DRILLS AT SCHOOLS.(COMMUNITIES)
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- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- April 25, 2001
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Fire drills, tornado drills ... shooting drills?
In these sobering times, most school districts in Dane County now regularly hold some type of crisis drill, so students and staff are prepared for a "worst case" scenario, such as an intruder with a gun or a bomb threat.
Several districts have surveillance cameras in their high school hallways and entrances, constantly monitoring activity inside and out.
But even in districts without security drills for students, staff are trained in emergency procedures and use codes over public address systems to alert teachers to problems.
The measures have been put into place over the past several ...