Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center -Poplar Bluff, MO
Three years after the Sandy Hook shooting, some Heartland schools continue to keep teachers, students and staff up-to-date with the latest training in case of an intruder. One kindergarten teacher in Poplar Bluff said sometimes it can be a little tough. “Some of them do, some of them don’t have a clue, we have to really try and practice that with everybody,” Susie Rahlmann said. Rahlmann is a teacher at the Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center. She said training her students for serious situations can be hard for them to comprehend. “Kids this age, they don’t understand urgency for a lot of things, but it’s something that we have to practice,” she said. Many schools across the country upgraded their active shooter protocol after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook. A.L.I.C.E. Training is one method that has changed over the years. Read more
