As drills continue to get more life-like they also are more frightening, prompting some to ask if they’re harming students’ mental and emotional or if the realistic drills are necessary.
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A child psychologist with Dayton Children’s Hospital told News Center 7’s I-Team that she didn’t think those kinds of drills are needed.
Franklin High School had an active shooter drill with students, staff and police in October that included shotgun blanks being shot inside the school.
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Principal Kelli Fromm said that they wouldn’t have had the drill if they didn’t think students could handle it.
News Center 7's Gabby Enright dug deeper into how these realistic drills prepare students and whether or not they're necessary. Tune in at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, for more details.