You know what’d be more productive than active shooter drills where often times the potential shooter has also sat through drills & knows where they’re hiding? Teaching kids how to spot mental health issues + signs a friend’s in crisis, how to safely report it and self defense.
For too long a nation we’ve failed to emotionally & mentally educate our kids. They need to know what their feelings mean, they need to know what their friends behaviors mean, they need to know how to protect themselves, they need to know a hell of a lot more than where to hide..
I’d love to see us:
• Teach students self defense
• Empower vets to protect campuses
• Have mandatory bi-weekly student 1on1 session with a counselor who knows their friendships & stressors, teaches tools to support a healthy mind & allows kids to anonymously report concerns.
• Teach students self defense
• Empower vets to protect campuses
• Have mandatory bi-weekly student 1on1 session with a counselor who knows their friendships & stressors, teaches tools to support a healthy mind & allows kids to anonymously report concerns.
Having real bi-weekly counseling for kids would reduce violence in schools and reduce the number of kids on volatile psychiatric meds. The added tools to cope with stress would lead to better grades, better friendships and better lives outside of school. Educate the whole child.
I was watching a news clip a while back on how they trained kids to hide like sitting ducks and it just drove me nuts. I still think about it sometimes because it was so poorly thought out. That’s why I posted all of this. Interested to see your thoughts, I know we can do better.
