As active shooter drills become integrated into schools across the country, students must grapple with the threat of school shootings.
This is the case for ten-year-old Dezmond Floyd, who has an open discussion with his mother Tanai about what happens in his fifth grade class during his school’s active shooter drills. Dezmond explains step-by-step what to do during an active shooter situation. Faced with the threat of an armed intruder, Dezmond has come to a conclusion that his mother refuses to accept.