When there is danger at a school, more specifically a university with up to hundreds of people who can be in one course setting at a time, what should safety precautions look like? and should professors relax during these moments?
Not to many years ago, an in-class gunfire was aimed at a Purdue professor, which shot him causing panic and chaos throughout the schools daily affairs. Quick alerts were sent out around the school, to remain safe and secure in your area for things to de-escalate. The main goal at a time like this is to remain calm, but can being to calm be an extreme safety hazard.
During the campus alerts, a professor deliberately ignored the shootings and carried on with the class. I agree with the whole, "keeping calm" thing, but at this point I think its best to provide students and yourself with the most safe atmosphere as possible. Keeping calm should be a soothing matter, but students spoke on the professors negligence and mentioned that he joked around with the alerts and did not take them seriously. Students were dumb-founded with the professors lack in being as safe as possible. The professor told everyone to stay seated, not going to the door to lock it, and remain quiet while he finish up his teaching objectives.
I am all for staying calm under pressure, but actions MUST be performed for safety purposes under extreme drastic measures. Sometimes it can be impossible to stop a shooter, but it is always possible to protect lives. Protection by all means is the key focus tool which must be met properly in order to create a continued and consistent belief in types of emergency protocols. These shootings must come to an end, and to get to the end, you have to first start.
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