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Under Congressional mandate, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 8295)directed the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene an ad hoc committee of experts to conduct a consensus study on the impact of active shooter drills and other school security measures on student mental, emotional, and behavioral health and wellbeing. The committee will consider potential effects on children and youth in grades K-12, as well as those with disabilities.

About Past Events

Events

Report Release Webinar: School Active Shooter Drills: Mitigating Risks to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health

  • August 13, 2025
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Please join the Board on Children, Youth, and Families on August 13, 2025 from 1-2 pm ET for the release of its new report School Active Shooter Drills: Mitigating Risks to Mental, Emotional, and Beha...

Meeting 1: The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing

  • April 25 - 26, 2024
  • Past

This was the first committee meeting of a consensus study on the impact of active shooter drills on student health and wellbeing. This was a closed meeting. The committee met with the project's sponso...
Meetings

Meeting 6: The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing

  • March 3, 2025
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This was the sixth committee meeting of a consensus study on the impact of active shooter drills on student health and wellbeing. The committee met in a closed session.

Meeting 5: The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing

  • January 9 - 10, 2025
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This was the fifth committee meeting of a consensus study on the impact of active shooter drills on student health and wellbeing. The committee met in a closed session.

Perspectives from Social Workers on the Impact of Active Shooter Drills and Other School Security Measures: A Listening Session Series

  • November 22, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
  • Meeting
  • Past

This event was the final of eight public sessions organized by the Committee on The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,...

Parent and Family Perspectives on the Impact of Active Shooter Drills and Other School Security Measures: A Listening Session Series

  • November 18, 2024
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Meeting
  • Past

This event was the seventh of eight public sessions organized by the Committee on The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering...

Active Shooter Drills: Considerations for Linguistically Diverse Students, A Listening Session Series

  • November 18, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EST)
  • Meeting
  • Past

This event was the sixth of eight public sessions organized by the Committee on The Impact of Active Shooter Drills on Student Health and Wellbeing of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,...
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