Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Students deserve to feel safe and supported at school. When it comes to school safety, the approach matters as much as the lesson itself. While active shooter simulations attempt to recreate real-life incidents, they can cause lasting trauma and negatively impact learning. Instead, active shooter drills provide a safer, more effective way to prepare students—teaching life-saving strategies like evacuation, sheltering in place, and following trusted adults’ instructions. Learn why the right approach to active shooter drills helps protect both students' safety and mental well-being.
Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization committed to protecting all children from gun violence in schools, homes, and communities. The SHP Action Fund advances a holistic policy platform that promotes gun safety, youth mental health, and violence prevention education. The organization works at the state and federal level to pass nonpartisan legislation through inclusive partnerships, diverse grassroots education, and community mobilization. It is part of Sandy Hook Promise, founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
Learn more: actionfund.sandyhookpromise.org
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Students deserve to feel safe and supported at school. When it comes to school safety, the approach matters as much as the lesson itself. While active shooter simulations attempt to recreate real-life incidents, they can cause lasting trauma and negatively impact learning. Instead, active shooter drills provide a safer, more effective way to prepare students—teaching life-saving strategies like evacuation, sheltering in place, and following trusted adults’ instructions. Learn why the right approach to active shooter drills helps protect both students' safety and mental well-being.
Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization committed to protecting all children from gun violence in schools, homes, and communities. The SHP Action Fund advances a holistic policy platform that promotes gun safety, youth mental health, and violence prevention education. The organization works at the state and federal level to pass nonpartisan legislation through inclusive partnerships, diverse grassroots education, and community mobilization. It is part of Sandy Hook Promise, founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
Learn more: actionfund.sandyhookpromise.org
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#sandyhookpromise #protectourkids
#endgunviolence
