school drill
Safety practice session
A school drill is a practice exercise preparing students and staff for emergencies—fire, tornado, earthquake, or active shooter situations.
Students learn evacuation routes, shelter locations, or lockdown procedures through repeated rehearsal: We had a fire drill during third period.
The term increasingly evokes the grim reality of active shooter drills in American schools.
- fireCombustion with flames
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- active shooterArmed person attacking people
- code redUrgent crisis designation
alarm · bell · tornado · earthquake · duck and cover · practice · safety · emergency · stay calm · hallway · lineup · procedure · whistle · assembly · shelter · emergency exit · exit · safe zone
- drillsbuilding evacuation, duck and cover, shelter in place, alarm test, civil defense
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies