Recently, there was a piece of news that made people laugh and feel sad.
A principal in California, USA, took matters into his own hands in a simulated ** exercise, pretending to be a gunman on campus, holding a gun and saying to students:"boom, you’re dead"After the drill, the principal announced that seven students had been killed.
Then a bunch of frightened students need counselling.
As a result, he was suspended by the school district administrator.
The principal of the elementary school was suspended for the simulation of the ** incident exercise
This Wednesday, Feb. 12, Nina Denson, principal of Washington Elementary School in San Gabriel, Southern CaliforniaSuspended by school district administrators after pretending to be a gunman on campus without authorization to simulate a ** incident blockade drill
Pictured here is Nina Danson, principal of Washington Elementary School in St. Gabriel, Southern California.
Jennifer Ch**ez, a parent of the student, said that both the student and the parents were shocked by the incident, and some students were frightened and needed counselling.
"As far as I know, she (the principal) walked around the campus and then pretended to use her finger as a pistol and shot at the people she saw while banging on the windows. The students she pointed to, she would say, 'Jump, you're dead!' ’(boom, you’re dead)。”
Chávez said her son was "really upset" after the drill, and she also heard a 6-year-old boy say, "I'm really happy that my friends are alive and not dead." ”
After the entire mock ** event lockdown drill, Principal Denson announcedA total of 7 children were hit and "killed".。The youngest student involved in the exercise was as young as 4 years old.
Another parent, Anna Bustamante, said: "Can you imagine the trauma these kids might go through when they think, 'Oh my God, my friend was killed' or 'I was ** and then I was told I'm dead'? When a child is so young, it can leave a wound.
Pictured here is St. Gabriel's Washington Elementary School.
Jim Symonds, superintendent of the San Gabriel Unified School District, said in a daily interview that the simulated incident lockdown drill at Washington Elementary was not authorized at all.
This scenario walkthrough was conducted in a manner that was not approved by the District and was not conducted in accordance with the best procedures directed or recommended by our District. We deeply regret the impact of this incident and thank you for your patience as we investigate," Symonds explained.
It is reported that Nina Denson has served as the principal of Washington Elementary since the fall of 2023. Currently, Denson has been suspended by school district administrators for conducting a simulated ** incident drill without authorization.
California Elementary School Simulated ** Event Drill
According to the latest federal data, 96% of public schools said they had made a written request to conduct a simulated event drill during the 2019-20 school year.
This is up from 79 per cent in the 2003-04 school year. In addition, 98% of schools reported that they had procedures in place to conduct lockdown drills, and some education administrators viewed lockdown drills as the same activities as simulated event drills.
Professor SchildKraut, who studies the exercises, said there were broad differences in the way educators and policymakers developed the exercises, and there were similar differences in what schools thought were appropriate. She even found outThe practice of exercises conducted by different schools in the same area is very different
Professor Schildkraut said the drills that were most supported by research were simple "lockdown drills," in which they wereStudents lock classroom doors, turn off lights, stand out of view from any windows, and remain silent
Schildkraut points out that managers have made a mistake when they think it is necessary to familiarize students with real gunfire or use intimidation tactics to get them to take the drill seriously. These practices simply do not take into account the fact that some students may have experienced incidents such as gun violence in the community.
The goal of the exercises is to build muscle memoryso that in the event of an emergency – no matter what the case – your body will perform its task if it is injured in any way due to stress or other reasons. Dramatic effects and everything else are not necessary to achieve muscle memory. ”
In 2020, the National Association of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Resources** jointly published guidance guidelines for various types of drills. The guidance highlights the importance of lockdown proceduresand emphasizing that simulation should be used to train adults, such as law enforcement officers, rather than students
In California, gun drills are often conducted in accordance with specific procedures and regulations while ensuring safety. The exercise may include actions such as hiding, evacuating, finding a place of refuge, etc.
Schools or institutions must have permission from the appropriate authorities and have a detailed drill plan in place before they can conduct the drill。Students, faculty, staff, and other relevant personnel involved in the exercise need to be informed in advance of the time, place, and nature of the exercise. This mitigates the emotional impact of emergency drills on participants and ensures that they know how to act.
Drills are often coordinated with emergency services to ensure a rapid response in a real-world situation, including communication with police, fire, and medical emergency teams.
At the end of the exercise, the school or institution conducts an evaluation of the exercise to determine how it performed in an emergency situation and what needs to be improved. This helps to increase the level of preparedness in case of an emergency.
Netizen comments:
#Personally, I don't think it's right to tell children that you are dead, but this kind of exercise is definitely meaningful.
#The principal estimated that he had good intentions at the beginning, afraid that finding someone to play the gunman would frighten the children, and he would have to pay another money to the actors, so it was better to play it himself. Outcome.
#There are a lot of such exercises, as well as fire and **, the purpose is to teach children some basic hiding knowledge and move together according to the teacher's instructions. This principal's behavior must be inappropriate, deliberately highlighting the horror results, and scaring the children. The child didn't remember the hidden estimate when he listened to the command, and he remembered that he was almost scared to death.
#The principal himself played the gunman, and he also held up a gun to the students and said that you are dead! This principal has a psychological problem!