Active shooters are a sensitive topic for Moses Lake residents after a 1996 shooting at Frontier Middle School and the recent arrest of a student at Chief Moses Middle School last week. Lawmakers in Olympia are trying to balance how to address campus safety with the mental health of students.
March 22, 2022
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WA legislature examines active shooter drills
Effectivness, frequency debated in Olympia
OLYMPIA - Washington schools will soon have to follow new guidelines when practicing active shooter drills under legislation signed by Gov. Inslee last week. House Bill 1941 intends to address rising mental health concerns around the state; legislators in support of the bill claim active shooter drills cause unnecessary trauma and are not preventative in a shooting. In a Senate floor debate earlier this month, Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, opposed...