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Joe, stand by. a senior at the high school is joining us now. summer, are you okay? >> im really shaken up. i still feel sick. i dont think my hands have stood still for the past like three hours. >> youre 17 years old. you are a junior or senior? >> sadly, im a senior. this is the memory that i get to take away from high school experience. >> tell us what happened, if you dont mind. if its too painful, i will leave you alone but if you want to walk us through, what happened, where were you when...

>> and one of the largest enclosed shopping centers in the country visited by 42 million people a year. e i think if you are looking for 100% safety you should wrap yourself in bubble wrap and never leave home. >> it has something many things they do. its a lockdown drill to try to prevent casualties in an attack. >> if something bad should happen, we dont want to say law enforcement will be here and they can protect you. we want to know what will happen if law enforcement gets here. >> for the ...

Because theyre usually not defended. its a very effective way of causing a lot of panic, a lot of damage, very quickly, and achieving the objective of terrorizing people. >> reporter: back in this country, one mall that puts its security front and center is minnesotas mall of america. one of the largest enclosed shopping centers in the country, visited by 42 million people a year. >> i think that if youre looking for 100% safety, you should probably wrap yourself in bubble wrap and never leave h...

Happening again? of course, you mentioned the clackamas mall shooting in oregon, one man there, ten to 15 in kenya. what could be done to prevent it from happening in the u.s.? >> thats a really tough question. every facility has to deal with security in their own ways. we do know mall of america are one of the biggest malls in minneapolis. twice a month they do a lockdown drill where their have their customers, go through a drill where they practice how to hide and how to shelter in these kind ...

Facilities do not. >> this is a drill. mall of america is now going into lockdown. >> reporter: twice a month without actually, its tenants and its customers participate in a lockdown drill, practicing how to shelter in back rooms of stores to try to prevent casualties in an attack. >> if something bad should happen here, we dont want our response to start, and law enforcement will be here, and they will protect you. we want to know what can be done until law enforcement gets here. >> reporter: ...

Now have guns. in this california school, the day started with the mock lockdown drill. >> stay in lockdown mode until you hear an all-clear announcement. >> reporter: the other challenge for teachers and principals, what to say to students. >> we tell them that somebody who was a very sick person made some very poor choices, and that is rare that normally, usually schools are safe places. >> reporter: and in georgia, parents left nothing to chance, walking their kids all the way into school, ha...

In pittsburgh, security guards now have guns. in this california school, the day started with the mock lockdown drill. >> stay in lockdown mode until you hear an all-clear announcement. >> reporter: the other challenge for teachers and principals, what to say to students. >> we tell them that somebody who was a very sick person made some very poor choices, and that is rare that normally, usually schools are safe places. >> reporter: and in georgia, parents left nothing to chance, walking their k...

Graduate of chardon, also. bill: teresa, i apologize for the interruption, what type of drills did your son and daughter conduct there? >> they do a lockdown drill. i dont know if they call that at school, but you know, they -- i imagine this is what it is. its what the teachers are supposed to do in these type of situations. i dont know extensively what theyre told. bill: teresa, are this metal detectors used at this high school? >> no, there isnt. bill: has that ever been considered? >> i dont...

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