Champaign Unit 4 Board Clarifies Active Shooter Drill Exemptions
The Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education clarified how parents can opt their students out of active shooter drills during a meeting held Monday night.
Champaign Unit 4 Schools Will Conduct Active Shooter Drill Involving Students This Year
Champaign Unit 4 students will participate for the first time in active shooter drills this upcoming school year. The district is required under a new state law to involve students in the drills, and hold them within the first three months of the school year.
Why Some Parents, Healthcare Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Do More Harm Than Good
A 2013 Illinois law mandated active shooter drills, but left it up to individual districts to decide whether to involve students. Last year, however, lawmakers passed a bill requiring all school staff and students to participate in an active shooter drill within the first 90 days of the school year.
