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Do Active Shooter Drills Do More Harm than Good?

Our host Myles Bess cuts through the hype and takes a deeper look at the research and facts behind controversial and trending topics in the news.

Do Active Shooter Drills Do More Harm than Good?

Season 3 Episode 8 | 5m 57s

As active shooter drills become more common in schools, there’s debate over what type of drill is best. Do hyper realistic drills better prepare students, or are they unnecessarily traumatizing? Join students from PBS NewsHour’s student reporting labs as they investigate which kind of drills are most effective.

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