"These drills may be too frightening" lol you think a real shooter is going to ride in handing out candy on a segway?

School: Does a fake drill Kindergartener: *PULLS OUT THE GLOCK*

it brought tears to my eyes watching the teacher with her Columbine hoodie tackling the man who was told to fight back during training. That was real. You can see the trauma on her face and the drive to protect her students. ❤️

When I was in middle school, we had an unannounced ‘intruder drill’ too- our principal went on the intercom and gave a distinct location of where the ‘shooter’, what gun they said and what they were wearing. The police would bang stuff against the walls to sound like bullets and it was the worst feeling hearing them slowly march on down the corridor. The classroom I was in was relatively close to the said location and we had to run. I remember everything I felt, I was so so nervous and people were having panic attacks, tripping and shoving each other trying to make it down the hallway, and I remember my friend who was in crunches at the time falling mid hallway in the sudden rush hour and I cried so hard once we were all outside. We ran so far, about a block and a half down. Everyone was uncontrollably sobbing. I mean, we were just 11 - 13 year olds. It lasted 30 minutes before we were all sent back to our classrooms and the day just went by as normal, but god, I will never forget the rawness I felt and the adrenaline I shouldn’t have had to survive. I can’t believe how terrifying this must be for actual victims, and my heart goes out to the recent Uvalde shooter victims and families.

If I hear a gunshot in my school, I would be outta there faster than my grades are going dropping.

During a drill this boy thought it was funny yelling bloody hell. My teacher put him outside.

The teacher who graduated from Columbine has to be one of the bravest people alive. Being able to teach school after that trauma. It's incredible.

I'm 25 and living in the UK. I had no idea such a drill even existed until today. How anyone can live in America is beyond me.

when I got shot it wasn't a drill

At my school all were told to do is turn off the lights sit in a corner and close the door, how's that gonna help? Shooter: Oh it's 11am on a Tuesday, the parking lots full, but the door is closed. Guess it's empty.

I've had to run from what we thought was a school shooter. Turns out a student pulled a prank by calling the police, telling them another student was shooting up the school. The only thing that was going through my head was "I'm going to get shot in the back" I was fully expecting the pain as I ran out the school doors, through the field, and into the neighborhood across the street.

But the trauma that these kids will get, imagine getting PTSD as young as elementary school

I live in Australia and we had a REAL 7 hour lock down because there was A COW ON THE OVAL

Screw getting behind the desk. I'm pushing 7 desks up against the door and if I have a pencil, I'm going for the throat

As somebody with ptsd and severe anxiety, oh my gosh I cannot imagine the fear and panic attacks I would be overwhelmed with. Too. Far.

The love and appreciation in these soldiers coming home surprise videos is palpable and brings tears to my eyes.

schoolshooter - " the door is shut and the lights are out, guess they arnt here"

I feel like if someone was actually in the school with a gun, the kids are going to take it like a joke

I’m really proud for that women who decided to make sure no one else in that school dies from a shooter😊

Good information. I have to share this to keep all informed. Great work.

**~heres gun shots~** **runs to door** "THE SHOOTER DOESN'T DISMISS YOU I DO!"

* Shooter opens door * “Can I come in?” “No.” *”Understandable have a great day”*

I've had a lockdown, people said they got firearms and bombs and stuff. I think the sad part is some kids were shaking and stuff and others were having fun. The best part was the teacher. She was so calm and kept a lot of the other kids calm. She was working and eating. We heard a couple loud booms right outside our window. Then we had to sit on the floor. It lasted like an hour or so. I'm glad it wasn't anything serious.

This happened at my school, Freshman year girls P.E the police department didn’t even talk with our school about it, they sent a deputy in undercover a Science teacher noticed the gun and told kids to run to a classroom started grabbing kids shoving them inside his classroom, our vice principal came over the intercom in panic, we hid in a bathroom for at lest 1 hour, if it was real, My science teacher deserves a metal or something, He was brave to call it out, and start grabbing kids. The trauma from that day, still lingers, kids can’t have headphones in the hallway and all teachers must stand outside there classrooms to watch.

Me- hears shots ****me opening the door trying to run away**** Teacher- THE SHOOTER DOESN’T DISMISS YOU. I DO!!

My school's shooting drill: shutting the door without locking it and continuing class I wish I was joking

The way im crying over how caring theyre parents are js really hurts my heart rn😭

anyone else's worst fear for these being in the bathroom while it happens

Everyone during a lock down drill: *giggling, chit chatting with friends* That one time we actually thought Our school was about to get shot up: *screaming, running into classrooms, crying, anxiety attacks, people I didn’t like hugging me and telling me they’re sorry for everything they’ve ever done*

this video is 8 years old and it feels like nothing has changed. My son will be school age in just a few years and its honestly terrifying.

i was 12 years old when sandyhook happened and 17 when parkland happened. i have a younger sibling by 2 years. the 2 years i was in high school with her were the most stressful because i had to worry about more than just myself. i dont think people who graduated out of k-12 before 2014ish realize how real this is for many of us. it could be any regular day at school and i'd constantly be looking for an exit plan. always thinking "what would you do in this very moment if...". i memorized my sibling's schedule so that i always knew where they should be in case something went down. even now, i still have this part of my brain always thinking about the best escape route/form of defense every time im anywhere. i'm jealous of some of the people who got to grow up before this was a regular occurrence, especially before columbine. y'all wonder why gen z is so fucking anxious and depressed, but we have a reason to be. even when u know it's a drill, it's still really scary (some people act cool, but tbh i think it's just them trying to not think about how theyre actually feeling). these drills are extremely important. those shooters are gonna come 1 way or another, you might as well prepare them for it in case it happens to them.

Shooter: Enters the class Teacher: Sit down ur late ! Shooter: Ok... *Class Continues*

Normal students: *hides* Crazy student: GET A PENCIL AND AIM AT HIS EYE

I live in Greece,I am Greek,and I find it so upsetting,and sad,to the point that it makes me cry sometimes when I see these types of videos,that this type of situation is so normalized,that a kid goes to school and may live in fear that their life one day may in be in danger,where they are supposed to feel,and be safe...💔

A bit ago this girl next to me told me a shooting was happening at my sister's school, where her sister also goes. I had a panic attack at one point and could not focus. Midway through she told me it was just some middle schoolers on snapchat speculating about a lock out (which was not a shooting at all, just a minor incident). I will never forget the fear I felt in that hour and how long it felt.

I had a real lockdown their was a guy with a gun and a teacher tased him... he was a great science teacher

Unanounced drills are bad. Its like the boy who cries wolf. Now instead of being scared and acting as you should during this situation they will start giggling and talking thinking its a drill

this makes me feel so lucky to live in Australia

Poor kids who are having this this is melting my heart this is just really sad for the kids who is having this 💔 this is sad😞

I don't understand how huddling up in a corner helps. I've always wondered.

"OH MY GOD A MAN WITH A GUN LETS THROW DODGEBALLS AT HIM!"

This is so upsetting I pray for my siblings as they’re still in school and, stuff has only got worse.

As a parent of a high schooler, and elementary😭😭😢pain’s me to death, that our kids are not safe anymore, and feel so much gratitude for the school stuff and police that risk their life to save the students god blessed all of you🙏🙏..

The kids in this video: Taking it seriously and being silent The kids in my class: *giggling intensifies*

*"They even have some students covered in blood"* Me: *WWWHAT THE FAAAAAAA*

It was really actually awesome watching Holly do that. And for some reason brought tears to my eyes. Probably because I know what she already went through once.

Right on teaching self defense... valuable lessons

Imagine if the real shooter comes out in the middle of the drill

I wish my drills were like this and I'm in high school. My lockdowns are just sitting in a corner and people are talking. That's not a drill.

I think we should go even harsher, but make sure the kid and the parents know what’s going on and what to expect. If a kid or parent doesn’t want to go through with it don’t make them.

It's nice to see that the teachers are willing to fight for the children. But it's sad that our planet/country has come to this decision. It's just really sad.

They probably took it this far because no one would take drills seriously

You shut the lights off, be silent, and lock the door, like really? The shooter went to school too, and they aren't dumb enough to think "oh no one must be here lets go to another school, oh look same thing, weird" 🙄

My son come home the other day saying "mom, if I come home early out of breath is because there was a shooter in my school" what? My son, and any school age child should not have to worry about this kind of thing, instead they should feel safe

Ugh this makes me tear up. Every school should have these practices and take the threat of a shooter coming at any moment seriously

Its fucking sad that we even have to prepare for something like this.

Relize that the shooters been to school and probably learned that the students hide behind teachers desks or under students desk. Like cmon

Its upsetting kids have to go thru this man. Im glad im outta school man im nervous to have kids because of this man.

I think it’s actually really cool that they are teaching the teachers self defense. Without any knowledge it’s very hard to feel confident you can protect your students from an active shooter. I know some people don’t agree with the active shooter drills, but I think they are a great way to prepare teachers and students for if it were to really happen. ❤ Stay safe everyone ❤

everyone gangsta until quiet kid changes the drill to reality.

It’s sad that we’ve come to a point where this is necessary

I had a couple of these in high school, it’s sad we have to do these now. I remember we had to put all of our desk in front of the door and turn off lights and be quiet. And I also remember my first week of my senior year, I was walking to the bathroom when one of the teachers yelled to go inside. I was so confused, so I rushed back to my class, and my teacher said someone was going to shoot up the school. He made all of us go into the closet and bruh we were all there for like 2 hours and it end up being some stupid ass kid from the middle school (it’s next to us) who didn’t want to take a test so he did a prank, but like wtf, everyone was freaking out cause we thought there was a shooter on the campus or at the middle school, people were crying, the police came it was a big mess. But like I’m so glad it wasn’t real 🙏🏼

I am so proud of these teachers to get equipped to save our children god bless you all

I love how Kinder eggs aren't legal but guns are.

They did this in my school but I didn’t know it was fake because my ass was washing my hands in the bathroom and I saw people with guns and I ran out the bathroom and ran straight to the exit and my mother picked me up and then they suspended my ass for running away edit: so erm…this is a whole ass lie and I’m being so serious idk why I even lied about this and I don’t even remember writing this comment but yeah this never ever happened ever 😭😭

I can't believe this is even needed in the first place

When I was in elementary school we would get a small announcement and hide in the corner quietly until the announcement happened again, when I got to middle school the drill changed. The teachers would get a call and turn off the lights telling us to hide locking the doors and the school staff banging and screaming on the doors. I thought that was a bit scary but this is terrifying. It’s sad that we have to train for events like these 😢

Whenever my school had a lockdown drill.... in my fourth grade class, my classmates would always whisper to each other, giggle, purposely loudly cough,and purposely loudly sniff and I was angry thinking how this would be in real life.

literally most school shooters have practiced drills like this in school. the routine has not changed at all. the school shooter knows exactly what to do. There should be a new and improvised plan because everyone knows that the kids are behind the desk

I remember when in my high school when it wasn't a drill. The school was put on lockdown due to sightings of a couple of armed kids roaming the halls. It turned out to be props later on but we didn't know that at the time. We were a school with magnet programs, essentially a separate school focused on various fields for those unfamiliar, and had prospective students and parents in on tour at the time. It was brutal for them, but oddly, there was a weird calm that fall over me and, from what I heard, most of the other students. While I'm not sure about the main school classes, we had begun to arm ourselves and prepare escape plans if the rooms had access to the outside. I know I was prepared to die that day, and I know at least a few other shared that sentiment before the lockdown was lifted. Apparently we made a good impression on the people visiting with how we were managing, one room even had a baby that the class helped keep quiet. But after that, business as usual. Oddly enough, after the threat passed we mostly continued on with our day, though most parents opted to take their kids out of school for the day. It's weird now thinking back on it. But I guess this goes to show just how normalized it is nowadays. I never really think I feel truly safe, there's always a chance that something could come up and blindside you anywhere. I can't really even think about it as sad anymore, it's just part of life. Knowing your exits, having some idea of where to run, and what might make a good makeshift weapon seems kinda second nature at this point. Even in college I feel no different.

This is a great video. I love how the older kids fight the gunman

stacking up the kids like that, makes the job much easier.

It’s sad that we even have to do this...

These are the videos I watch to help myself and others. Sucks we have to have these drills because of the society we live in.

As someone from the U.K, it absolutely breaks my heart on how many children get injured or killed during shootings. The raw fact that a random person thinks: “oh you know what will be fun? Killing kids!” Is (sometimes) on the loose almost petrifying. I hope all kids in America are somewhat safe.

If these shooters have been too school. Wouldn’t they know what we do when these things happen?

This poor kids are thinking that the shooter can't find them next to the table

Honestly, I agree with this, the more drills you do unplanned, the more the students will be used to it, they will be more calm when it’s real and won’t be freaking out and which will make them kill them if they are loud.

There was a threat to my school once. It was an online non specific threat so we weren’t in any danger but we all thought it was really happening. My and my sisters ran into a classroom during lunch time. We went into the corner of the room on the floor. We had our backpacks in front of us and were freaking out. The teacher and students were complete idiots. She said “Ok we don’t know what’s going on but you can keep talking and eating lunch. Everyone was moving and making noise. Me and my sisters didn’t stop hiding until near the end when 1) we finally got information and 2) we heard no gunshots. During the whole thing I was texting my mom and I freaked out my dad. I was holding a chair to throw. (In hindsight I would have been too scared to). Basically if a shooter was actually in my school, I most likely would have been dead.

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

*Whyd we all get reccomended this six years later during COVID?-*

Once my school’s lockdown alarm system went off on accident and scared the crap out of everyone. Especially my classmate who was outside the classroom door (She was coming back from the bathroom) She hasn’t gone to the bathroom during that class ever since and I feel so bad 😭

School shooter: Well shit the lights are off and the blinds are shut in all the classrooms, guess there is no one in the school

I’m a school teacher and last month they did an unannounced lockdown and my heart sank and I shook as I was hiding the kids under the tables and telling them to be quiet. Someone came to shake the door and I signaled them to be quiet. When the principal said it was just a drill I went into the closet and bursted our crying without the kids seeing me. This is not why I went into teaching, the government need to change their laws instead of training us how not to die.

We had a lockdown in high school last year, and I wasn’t too bothered, just thought it was a drill. That is, until my teacher started Barricading the door with tables, chairs, and back packs. That was when I knew it wasn’t a drill and the feeling of dread hit me like a ton of bricks. He told us that if we heard something to jump out the window and run to the shed across from the back of the school. It was almost 2 1/2 hours long. Then a student got a video of a class in the front of the building screaming and crying. Apparently, the kid who threatened to do it on social media didn’t actually do it, but we went into lockdown as soon as we learned of the threat. It is really scary knowing that could be your last day on the planet and you never got to do the things you wanted to do or say the things you wanted to say. I told my friend about it and she told the counselors because she thought I was going to die and their school went into lockdown as well. People are so messed up.

What I hate about being a sibling, is not knowing if my brother is okay during these..

It's just a prank bro.

At my school, the teachers were practicing fighting back with the class there. A super strong teacher threw his desk at the fake gunman as soon as he walked through the door! The fake gunman had to go to the hospital! Best. Drill. EVER!

my teacher said if there was a school shooting, we would use the window in the back and she’d help us hop out of the window and we would go into one of the backyards of the houses behind the school. She’s a pretty great teacher, and she has bats in the back of the room too like at least 30 of them

About 2 days ago I had a lockdown drill in between classes, and thats the 2nd time ever that my school has ever had one between classes as they are usually like the standard ones which are during class. They only started doing that because of how frequent these shootings are becoming, which is honestly very sad knowing thats the reason. Its honestly scary though having these drills between classes because most students in my school all hangout in the lobby between classes which makes it very loud and hard to hear the intercom. So when they did it I never heard them say it and all of a sudden I saw students running into classrooms and teachers yelling at us to get inside. This literally terrified me and my friends because we had no idea if it was a drill (which it was) or if it was real. I know its not as terrifying as some of these other school drills but Its still just the fact that us students in America even have to do these kinds of drills so frequently.

My middle school had a lockdown drill and my principal was the “shooter” with a “gun” (it was a nerf gun LOL)

Teachers: cursing Me: wait thats illegal

Its great to see they will fight back and do something instead of sitting in a corner and get shot. Anyone to shoot up a school or anywhere is mentally ill and it is important that staff, teachers, and students know self defense and try not to be scared.

Several years ago a school shooting occurred at the high school I attended. Except this shooting was done by the school resource officer (also a local police officer) who shot and killed a deranged man who entered the school, following a student who was late getting there. The school immediately went into lock down and the resource officer confronted the man who was armed with guns and intent on using them, in the hallway. She tried at first to diffuse the situation but when she was unable to do so she shot & killed him before he could endanger anyone else. The school was Sullivan Central High School in Blountville, TN. The officers name is Carolyn Gudger, and in my hometown she is a hero. She is the perfect example of what a school resource officer should be. A courageous woman who did her job, putting her life on the line for the students/faculty she was hired to protect. I was very disappointed that there was not a lot of media attention surrounding this incident, except for locally of course. I just really wanted people to see what a difference having a well trained, courageous police officer who takes their promise to protect and serve seriously on campus can make in these situations. I share this story so that the world will learn about this hero that is among us by the name of Carolyn Gudger

Honestly if there's was a actual shooter, would you throw balls at them? Like they thinks that's gonna do. Something but srsly the shooter has a ACTUAL gun.

Awkward if a future school shooter watches these videos learning how to dodge every tactic...

Imagine experiencing this and having to be as quiet as you can

It's crazy that the teachers are the one to save kids instead of hiring security guards stoping strangers to enter the school i swear if you are scared i dont think you can properly remember what you have learned

*Hear gunshots and screaming* All of a sudden a noise starts to get closer and closer to you "ALL THE OTHER KIDS WITH THE PUMPED UP KICKS!"

I’ve been asked to volunteer as a “dead person” for one of my school lockdowns. It truly terrifying.