MD Legislation Calling for School Safety Assessments

hillbilly grandpa · Oct 13, 2019

My muddled mind seems to recall that the last session of th MGA passed legislation calling for school safety assessments for all schools. I can't seem to find anything on it. Can any of the sharper minds help me out?

Secondarily, wasn't there legislation specifically prohibiting teachers and school staffs from possessing firearms on school property for purposes of self defense?

Thanks again for your illuminating feedback!

dblas · Oct 13, 2019

HB-367 was the teacher bill. Made it out of the House, never made it out of committee in the Senate.

hillbilly grandpa · Oct 14, 2019

Does anyone have guidance on the bill/initiative to require safety/security assessments for all schools?

Art3 · Oct 14, 2019

Could it have been this?
https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.or...e-to-learn-act-of-2018-what-you-need-to-know/

In Harford, all employees were supposed to have received state mandated active shooter training (there was some acronym that I can't remember at the moment) over the summer, and a less hands on version is supposed to be given to the students sometime this year.

I remember running into one of the Deputies I know (who is maybe not necessarily an official resource officer, but works with the schools a lot) a year or two ago who was doing an assessment of the building and grounds, but it was more of a cataloging of the number of exterior doors, parking spaces, etc. I bet it was the groundwork for something bigger like the link...or whatever you were thinking of if that was something different.

That's probably just enough information to be completely not helpful

But that's what I got :shrug:

Kharn · Oct 14, 2019

ALICE is the training, I believe.

My wife tried to hide behind an overhead projector screen, mounted only 6" off the wall. She's far more than 6" thick and was quickly discovered.

Mightydog · Oct 14, 2019

Wasn’t there some school district where the officials condemned active schooler drills saying “it traumatized the students”. What about fire drills? I remember when I was a kid in the 60’s and we had “duck and cover” drills.

hillbilly grandpa · Oct 14, 2019

Art3 said:
Could it have been this?
https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.or...e-to-learn-act-of-2018-what-you-need-to-know/

In Harford, all employees were supposed to have received state mandated active shooter training (there was some acronym that I can't remember at the moment) over the summer, and a less hands on version is supposed to be given to the students sometime this year.

I remember running into one of the Deputies I know (who is maybe not necessarily an official resource officer, but works with the schools a lot) a year or two ago who was doing an assessment of the building and grounds, but it was more of a cataloging of the number of exterior doors, parking spaces, etc. I bet it was the groundwork for something bigger like the link...or whatever you were thinking of if that was something different.

That's probably just enough information to be completely not helpful But that's what I got

That's what I was searching for. You nailed it. Thanks!!

Kharn · Oct 15, 2019

Mightydog said:
Wasn’t there some school district where the officials condemned active schooler drills saying “it traumatized the students”. What about fire drills? I remember when I was a kid in the 60’s and we had “duck and cover” drills.

This training was conducted before students reported for classes, staff and teachers only.

Speed3 · Oct 15, 2019

My daughter had an active shooter drill a few weeks ago in Frederick County.

ChannelCat · Oct 15, 2019

Art3 said:
In Harford, all employees were supposed to have received state mandated active shooter training (there was some acronym that I can't remember at the moment) over the summer, and a less hands on version is supposed to be given to the students sometime this year.

Read: Place your head between your legs, and kiss your disarmed a$$es goodbye.

Art3 · Oct 16, 2019

Kharn said:
ALICE is the training, I believe.

My wife tried to hide behind an overhead projector screen, mounted only 6" off the wall. She's far more than 6" thick and was quickly discovered.

I just stumbled upon a reference to it. For the record, it's ACRT (pronounced like the word "assert") Active Assailant Critical Response Training." I don't know what the deal is with the extra (or missing, depending on your outlook) "A," but that's what they call it :shrug:

hillbilly grandpa said:
That's what I was searching for. You nailed it. Thanks!!

How's that for luck? Well, like they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

ChannelCat said:
Read: Place your head between your legs, and kiss your disarmed a$$es goodbye.

That was definitely the old "duck and cover." Now it's, "Run. Hide. Fight." Overall, the training was very eye opening. I managed to survive all four of the Nerf shooter scenarios. Had we been allowed to go hands-on against the shooter, I'm confident I could have ended him sooner...but a lot of that had to do with luck of positioning.

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