DENVER — Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to study the mental health effects of active shooter drills and lockdowns on students, teachers, parents, and school staff. The goal is to determine best practices surrounding the drills and standardize those throughout the country.
“This is really about sharing best practices, making sure we're protecting our kids, and looking at the mental health effects of these drills in the long term," Congresswoman Pettersen said. “When they're at school, the place that they're supposed to feel safe, that these drills are done in a way that does not traumatize them and hurt their mental health."
Norah Krause will be a sophomore at East High School in the fall. During her first year as a freshman, she experienced a handful of lockdowns.