Active Shooter

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recognizes active shooters as a threat to healthcare facilities and encourages them to incorporate planning and preparedness into their emergency operation plans. A guide was developed, and backed by the DHS, FBI, US Department of Justice, and Federal Emergency Management Agency, focused on prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery, as well as stressing the importance of plans

The intention of this paper is to look at and present some issues and strategies that members of a school community think about when trying to create safer schools. Particularly when addressing an active shooter in a school setting. A major issue to consider when trying to keep all schools safe, is the simple fact that no two schools are the same. Understanding this can lead us to the conclusion that it is impossible to have one global plan or program that can be 100% effective in all schools. “Violence prevention programs work best when they incorporate multiple strategies and address the full range of possible acts of violence in schools. For any set of policies to work, it must be established and

To be better prepared for active shooter situations it is important to understand the history and make up of an active shooter, and what to do in the event of an active shooter situation. Active shooter situations are becoming more and more frequent, due to the fact that they are rising in occurrences, it is essential to know how you can better prepare yourself for such an event.

The article "Sherif's Office Had Received About 20 Calls Regarding Suspect: The Latest on the Florida School Shooting," by Lisa Marie Segarra, Katie Reilly, Eli Meixler, and Jennifer Calfas is about the recent school shooting in Florida. This shooting took place on February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The suspect, Nikolas Cruz was a former student at the high school. Cruz blended in with the students as he entered the school with an AR-15 assault rifle. He murdered 17 students and injured many more, the rifle he used was similar to the gun used in the Las Vegas shooting and is a common military weapon. This atricle also goes on to explain that Cruz had written " I'm going to be a professional school

Reading about this devastating shooting made my heart sink. I do not understand how any human being could have such a dark heart in order to allow this to happen. I really want to know what was Cruz’s motive or this because as of right now I think there is no reason for anyone to want to participate in a mass shooting in which you will end up with such a bad reputation. This 19-year-old just basically ruined his life by committing such a terrible crime. Almost a year ago I was still a high school student, and I would have never imagined experiencing a day at my school in that way. At any school, you’re supposed to feel safe. All of the students that experienced that event were simply trying to get an education, and sadly, for those who did

The shooter was Adam Lanza who killed his mother then went to her job, Sandy Hook Elementary. Once Lanza arrived at the school, he shoots his way through the security door and kill the principal, school psychologist and injured the vice principal. Next, he moves classroom to classroom killing students and teachers before killing himself. Tragic events like Columbine and Sandy Hook are at the center of topics such as gun control and gun laws, along with school safety policies.

After I watch the video named “Shots Fired on Campus: When Lightning Strikes”. I learned that there are many way to avoid a gun shoot me. The first way is get out, the best way to survive an active shooter situation is NOT to be where he is and NOT to go where he can see you. If you can, get out, trust your instincts and leave belongings behind. The second way is call out. Don’t assume someone else is calling. Call 911. Be persistent; lines may be jammed. Calmly state where you are & what’s happening. The third way is hide out. Find a hidden location. Find protection. Avoid places that trap or restrict movement. The fourth way is keep out. Find a room that locks. Blockade the door. Be silent. The fifth way is help out. Help others escape. Keep

The third and last article I've chosen is, Tips to Survive a Mass Shooting. This article explained a number of things such as; understanding different types of shooting. The example they shared was if shootings have been happening in a grocery store and that only a few people have been killed than it's probably because they were being robbed not just killed for the purpose of killing them. However, if it's an "active" shooting zone, than you need to react differently than you would in the first example. You would leave, but if you can't leave you hide, and lastly, if the last aren't options you fight.

On April 20th, 1999, two shooters, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, entered Columbine High School and murdered thirteen people and wounded more than twenty others. In doing so the two teenagers not only hurt many families and left a community scarred forever, but they also changed the landscape of American politics, national attitudes towards gun control, and began a violent phenomenon, now known as school shootings, that would haunt America for years to come. Since that fateful day in 1999, school shootings have become common place in America. From 2013 to January of 2018, it is estimated that around “300 school shootings” have taken place in the United States (Scott par.1). This data does not include the shooting at Parkland High School, which took place on February 24th, 2018, or the shooting at Santa Fe High

Over the last thirty years, there have been many different methods to preparing for an active shooter in a school. These methods include lock down, code words, run/hide/flight, and Alert, Lock down, Inform, Counter, Evacuate. (A.L.I.C.E). Some of these methods have been more effective than others.

Nikolas Cruz, the expelled student suspected of killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 12 others at his former high school in Parkland, Florida. He was described by his former classmates as a loner with a temper. On Thursday, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said “Cruz confessed to being the shooter”. The 19-year-old was charged Thursday with 17 counts of premeditated murder, after he started firing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday afternoon. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting is the 6th school shooting resulting in injuries this year. There have been 17 cases of gunfire in schools this year, according to gun control group Everytown USA.

On February 14, 2018 there was a shooting in Florida. This shooting is the deadliest school shooting since 2012. Seventeen people were wounded and 15 injured. The suspect in Florida high school shooting that killed seventeen students has confessed. Nickolas Cruz told the police that he was responsible for the school shooting. In 2017 the FBI receives information about the comment made on a YouTube

Time after time the news reports another active shooter attacking both hard and soft targets. A snapshot into active shooter incidents provided by the FBI states that there were 160 activate shooters incidents between 2003 and 2013, which averaged to about 11.4 incidents a year; In these 160 incidents there were 1,043 casualties where 486 were killed and 557 were wounded. The FBI notes of the 160 incidents, “an average of 6.4 incidents occurred in the first 7 years studied, and an average of 16.4 occurred in the last 7 years; 70% of the incidents occurred in either a commerce/business or educational environment and the shootings occurred in 40 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia”(https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/office-of-partner-engagement/active-shooter-incidents/a-study-of-active-shooter-incidents-in-the-u.s.-2000-2013 Page 6). Just to list four of the most significant casualties in the FBI’s study are; on July 20, 2012 at the Cinemark Century Theater in Aurora, Colorado there were 12 dead and 58 injured, on April 16, 2007 at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia there were 32 dead and 17 injured, on November 5, 2009 at Ft. Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center in Ft. Hood, Texas there were 13 dead and 32 injured, finally on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the shooter’s parents residences in Newtown, Connecticut there were 27 dead and 2 injured. What actions are need to be

The kids that went to school that day didn't know what was going to happen, they didn't realize they were on the shooters list. “When the shooters entered that school I don't really know what they were thinking. Whether it was because they wanted to be famous for something, or they had a mental illness? I have no

A previously decided upon plan of action is key for responding to an active shooter. This includes instituting a plan for the university as a whole, each department, the specific classes, and the individual professors. I feel that this plan needs to start with every member of the university watching the responding to an active shooter video so that everyone is coming to the situation with the same level of knowledge, tools, and strategies. As a side note, this is something I would like to lobby for within the University of South Carolina, as it will only help and takes just two hours. I think that getting together with one's department to talk with professors about response tactics based on distance