Active Killer Training for Schools

This conference workshop presentation provides information and promising practices on school active shooter/active aggressor trainings. As the incidents of active violence continue to occur at educational institutions across the country, the City of Sturgis and Sturgis Public Schools have joined forces and taken measures to be proactive and at the forefront of active shooter/active aggressor trainings. They developed and implemented a program that includes response training to disarm and attack an active aggressor and educated the entire district on these techniques. This unique training was developed using parts of various trainings including 'run, hide, fight', ground fighting, rape prevention, and others. The thought process was that by using simple techniques, improvised weapons, etc., the more likely that the skills learned would be retained and utilized.