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Unannounced lockdown drill, i go into panic mode. i am hiding in a corner, my palms are sweaty, and i am reliving it in my mind. >> and we will be right back, with a lot more. ho ho ho! not again... oh no... for the gifts you wont forget. happy holidays from mercedes-benz. lily! welcome to our third bark-ery. oh, i can tell business is going through the “woof”. but seriously we need a reliable way to help keep everyone connected from wherever we go. well at at&t well help you find the right ...

And i know personally, i struggle with unannounced drills in school. i dont know about you guys. but like if is there an unannounced lockdown drill, i go into panic mode. im hiding in a corner, like palms sweating. and im just kind of reliving it in my mind. >> four of the sandy hook survivors tomorrow on "360." also tomorrow the cnn special report "sandy hook: forever remembered lowe airs at 10:00 p.m. coming up tonight, who is this guy and what did he do? some saying he tried to pull off one...

Continue to show the use, they need to be shown. but that also means that people are going to be afraid. >> yes, i think i agree with sawhill. its 100 percent affected our generation. the fact that weve gone through so many events like sandy hook i dont think weve got a single week this year without another shooting happening. and i really think thats heavily impacted, especially, especially kids and how they look at going to school. i know there are kids that, like, fear, just loud noises in ge...

Every new school year, districts across the country look to update their safety measures in the event of an active shooter. A new study finds lockdown drills are most effective.

Every new school year, districts across the country look to update their safety measures in the event of an active shooter. A new study finds lockdown drills are most effective.

University of new york at oswego and amanda knickerson, school psychology proffers for bullying at the university of buffalo. thank you for joining me this evening. this is such an important topic. i want to go to you first, jacqueline. you have a book that says when done right the lockdown drills lead to a number of positive outcomes. can you quickly explain for our audience the difference between a lockdown drill and an active shooter drill? >> absolutely. and thank you for having us. a lockdo...

>> they are, and i think that theres confusion about lockdown drills versus some of these other kinds of drills. as jacqueline said, lockdown drills are -- can be for a variety of different dangerous situations. and we teach people to lock the door, turn off the lights, get out of sight. and so its not using sensorial techniques, not teaching people to fight back or having a lot of traumatizing kind of stimulation. so when done right we would argue that the benefits outweigh the risks. >> so wha...

Safe and sound schools that talk about how we can do these drills. there are exercises that can prepare students without scaring them. that means we are not using any sensationalized techniques. we are making sure to practice those drills. the lockdown drill is to build muscle memory so should you ever find yourself in that emergency, if your thinking is compromised due to stress, your beside will take over the way its trained to do. when we do a lockdown drill were practicing a specific set of ...

About 96 percent of U.S. schools require some sort of lockdown drill, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

About 96 percent of U.S. Schools require some sort of lockdown drill, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.