REMEMBER THOSE FIRE DRILLS YOU WENT THROUGH IN SCHOOL? THEY COULD BECOME A THING OF THE PAST IF STATE SENATOR CRAIG BRANDT GETS SENATE BILL 147 APPROVED IN SANTA FE. THE BILL WOULD REPLACE THE CURRENT FIRE DRILL REQUIREMENTS WITH SOME OTHER FORM OF SAFETY TRAINING, SUCH AS ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING.
BRANDT SAYS THE CURRENT FIRE DRILLS TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME. HE SAYS THEY’RE ALSO ASKING THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS BE SUMMONED TO THE SCHOOLS.
BRANDT SAYS THE LAST TIME ANYONE DIED IN A SCHOOL FIRE IN NEW MEXICO WAS IN 1958. THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE GAVE THE LEGISLATION A UNANIMOUS “DO-PASS.”
