Philippines stages school safety drill after shootings
The Philippines is changing how it prepares students for school shootings.
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The story so far
The Philippines has shifted its school safety drills to focus on trauma-informed exercises. The change comes after recent shootings. Coverage does not yet specify the exact number of shootings or the locations involved. The drills now exclude simulated gunfire, weapons, and assailants.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is leading these efforts. The Voice Newsweekly, pna.gov.ph, Manila Standard, Panay News and Reuters all cover the shift. The Voice Newsweekly and pna.gov.ph report that 71 secondary schools in Antique and PRO 3 participated in the latest drill. The extent of the shift is not yet clear.
Panay News reports that Western Visayas schools have dropped simulated gunfire, weapons, and assailants from their drills. It is not yet clear if this change is being implemented nationwide. The drills' effectiveness and the specifics of the trauma-informed approach are not yet detailed.
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Who reported it (7)
- Safety drills introduced in Asian schools to strengthen security and emergency preparedness Yahoo News Canada · 1d ago
- Fear of false alarms hampers campus threat reporting manilastandard.net · 1d ago
- PRO 3 joins National School Safety Drill The Voice Newsweekly · 1d ago
- 71 secondary schools in Antique join simultaneous safety drill pna.gov.ph · 1d ago
- DepEd holds drills to safeguard students from armed intruders Manila Standard · 1d ago
- NO MORE FEAR; WV schools shift to trauma-informed exercises; simulated gunfire, weapons, assailants dropped Panay News · 1d ago
- Philippines stages school safety drill after shootings reuters.com · 1d ago
The obvious questions
What prompted the change in school safety drills in the Philippines?
Recent shootings prompted the change.
What is the new focus of the school safety drills?
The new focus is on trauma-informed exercises, which exclude simulated gunfire, weapons, and assailants.
Which schools participated in the latest drill?
71 secondary schools in Antique and PRO 3 participated in the latest drill.
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