"Run. Hide. Fight."

Brut America

“Run. Hide. Fight.” That’s what students at Michigan State University were texted during the recent campus shooting. But it has some school safety experts questioning if these practices make an active shooter situation more dangerous.

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00:00Critics of the run, hide, fight method are questioning if those kinds of safety practices

00:04actually make an active shooter situation more dangerous. So what are the key elements of the

00:09method and why are some school safety experts pushing back on them? Brute can explain in less

00:13than 60 seconds. Run, hide, fight is a mantra taught in schools, workplaces, and training

00:19sessions across the country in response to an active shooter situation. It was initially developed

00:23by Homeland Security following the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012. The motto teaches those in

00:28lockdowns to run away from the scene if possible, to hide if they're unable to flee, and to fight

00:33back against the active shooter as a last resort. As the recent mass shooting at MSU unfolded,

00:37students received text messages telling them to do just that. Run, hide, fight. Critics of the

00:42practice, however, say teaching people to fight back could potentially make an active shooter

00:46situation worse. Those who oppose it believe this is especially true in school settings where those

00:51who would fight back are much younger. Instead, critics have called for tighter lockdown restrictions

00:56and better training for those in charge of student safety.

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