K-12 Active Shooter Drills and Programs Landscape Assessment

This landscape assessment provides a summary of active shooter drills and programs commonly used within kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools and school districts across the United States. It was developed in response to the September 2024 Executive Order on Combating Emerging Firearms Threats and Improving School-Based Active-Shooter Drills. Please refer to the U.S. Department of Education’s “Considerations for Education Leaders in Preparing for Active Shooter Drills in Schools” for options K-12 communities may consider before-, during- and after- school based active-shooter drills and activities.