Thursday, March 1, 2018

Please note that we will be firing blanks in the hallway

2-14-18    Adding to the confusion, security officers had told the students at the (recent school) assembly that they might have a drill during which police would fire blank shots, to simulate gunfire, Stoneman Douglas senior Ryan Gutierrez said.
“So when we were hiding in the room, people were saying they heard gunshots, and we didn’t know if it was real,” Ryan said.   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/02/14/school-shooting-reported-at-florida-high-school/?utm_term=.61a03a028461
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2-15-18  Some students around me started saying that they had heard gunshots, but there had been active shooter drills before where they would shoot blanks, so I didn't believe that's what was happening.   -Olivia Worthington
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/.../chaos-at-florida-high-school-as-gunman-opens-fire-xs3bn...
Feb 15, 2018 - It is not yet known whether the former girlfriend or her new partner were among those killed or injured in the Valentine's Day shooting. ... Lauren Hogg, 14, told The Times that in the past two weeks, students had been told that there would be a school safety drill that could involve police officers firing blanks.

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Students at a high school in Illinois experienced a uniquely terrifying school shooting drill on Wednesday:

1-31-2013  Please note that we will be firing blanks in the hallway in an effort to provide our teachers and students some familiarity with the sound of gunfire. Our school resource officer and other members of the Cary Police Department will assist us in sweeping the building to ensure that all students are in a secure location during the drill.  https://thinkprogress.org/as-part-of-lockdown-drill-school-fires-off-blanks-in-the-halls-b954e27525f9/

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