About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate students ahead of lockdown drills, which can be traumatizing to some ...

As the school year meanders to a close, now is a good time for education departments across the land to make policy changes for the next year. One urgent step should be ending the insane lockdown ...

HOUSTON — As kids settle in to the routine another school year brings, a big question for parents: Do you know when your child's school will hold it's lockdown drill? The National Association of ...

PHOENIX — The nation’s two largest teachers unions worry active shooter drills can harm students’ mental health, and the head of Arizona’s school resource officers group agrees these drills can be ...

Some districts are training kids against armed assailants with "Run. Hide. Fight" simulations and videos. Experts say these techniques are unproven, and inappropriate for elementary school. Under ...

Members of Mississippi State's Nepalese Student Association compete in a friendly game of cricket Friday [Oct. 13] on the Drill Field as part of the organization's Sports Week. Established in 2009, ...

While school lockdown drills are a fact of life in the nation’s schools, a mental health professional warns that teachers need to keep a close eye on the children as they practice. Jil Hus, a clinical ...