학술논문

Are Schools' Lockdown Drills Really Beneficial?—A Commentary.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of School Health. Jun2021, Vol. 91 Issue 6, p451-453. 3p.
Subject
*STUDENT health
*SAFETY
*EMERGENCY management
*STAY-at-home orders
*STUDENT attitudes
*COVID-19 pandemic
Language
ISSN
0022-4391
Abstract
The article focuses on the physical safety of school students, including human initiated emergencies such as school shootings, abductions, bomb threats, and terrorist attacks, as well as natural disasters such as fires, floods, cyclones, and pandemics. It mentions that the lockdown drills involve rehearsing procedures to rapidly close an organization to outside intrusions to protect the individual health and safety of those within the organization.