California Bans Simulated Gunfire in School Active Shooter Drills

Campus Safety Magazine

California Bans Simulated Gunfire in School Active Shooter Drills

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that standardizes how public schools conduct active shooter drills and bans the use of "high-intensity drills" that involve dramatics, such as simulated gunfire and fake blood. Assembly Bill 1858, also known as the Safe and Prepared Schools Act, was proposed following a series of controversial active shooter drills at California schools, AOL reports. During a drill earlier this year, a prin…