Editor’s note – Excellent piece of legislation coming out of New Jersey House & Senate mandating monthly security drills. I encourage you to pass this article along to the legislators in your state. As Assemblyman Frederick Scalera points out, it makes little sense to have a plan and seldom if ever practice it.
A bill that is expected to enter the New Jersey Senate, would mandate that all public and nonpublic schools in the state of New Jersey to conduct monthly school security drills. If passed by the Senate, students and faculty would be required to practice emergency response procedures such as non-fire evacuation, lockdown and active shooter response drills.
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I think it is a great idea,pratice makes perfect. The kids do not panic at fire drills because they do it often. Have them do the same for a lock down , the more you do something the better you get a it, all it takes is a little time and good leadership.