Following a number of contentious active-shooter training involving a masked person carrying a fake gun, Governor. A bill to limit how these maneuvers are conducted across the state has been signed into law by Governor Newsom.
Assembly Bill 1858, also known as the Safe and Prepared Schools Act, may consolidate college active-shooter training and clear the country’s Department of Education to revise its instructions. The act was signed into law last week by Newsom, and it will take effect on January 1.
The author of the bill, Assemblyman Christopher M. Ward (D-San Diego ), stated in a press release,” The Safe and Prepared Schools Act will ensure that we are not doing more harm than good in training our students to be ready in the event of these unfortunate tragedies.” School staff may also receive clear instructions on how to carry out these training in a responsible and ethical manner to prevent further stress and trauma for our kids.
A director at a San Gabriel elementary school earlier this year reportedly used her fingers to pretend to take kids while theatrical holding a weapon and telling them,” Boom. You’re dying”.
San Marino High School’s police officers had planned to flame holes to imitate the sound of gunfire, but the chisel was postponed out of concern for the traumatized students.
No more than a year before and immediately following an active-shooter drill is required by AB 1858 for schools to remind parents. Additionally, the determine mandates that schools make a school-wide news that a drill is about to begin, that drills be age appropriate for students, and that resources be provided after the drilling to address any potential issues raised by students and parents, as well as that it forbids the use of simulated gunfire.
Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun crime reduction business, recommends against active-shooter training, saying they’re associated with an increase in sadness, stress, worry and biological health problems among kids, teachers and parents.
The firm notes that although only 0.2 % of firearm incidents occur at college sites, at least 40 says require active-shooter training at their institutions.
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