The Good Life – July-August 2018

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Demonstrations on how to apply a tourniquet, how to use a strap or belt to secure a door, how to swarm a shooter and take control, and the use of a tool to break windows. "We can't make things 100 percent structurally safe all the time, so there needs to be another option people can revert to and try and protect themselves.” The human body has three responses in a stressful situation: fight, flight or freeze, Jahner explained. "Under stress, you revert back to your lowest level of training. If you have no training, you freeze and panic," Potter said. "The bottom line is that we keep kids alive. We don't want kids and teachers turning off lights, locking doors and just hoping for the best." TRAINED TO SURVIVE When it comes to training, Jahner and Potter say it’s a three-tiered approach. Step one is educating citizens on what they can expect from law enforcement, should an active shooter incident ever arise. “My whole piece of this puzzle is to give them the perspective of what law enforcement is going to do when they show up," said Jahner, who also serves as the assistant commander of the Red River Valley SWAT team. Though it may be surprising, law enforcement may not immediately render aid to the injured. Instead, their first priority is to stop the threat so more people don’t get harmed. Along the way, they'll likely ask for information, including the description and last known location of the assailant as well as what weapons they have. Jahner also informs those who choose to evacuate to do so cautiously – with their hands fully visible. As part of the second tier, healthcare professionals touch on medical care, explaining if you can’t evacuate, you may need to help yourself or others until medics can enter the building. Lastly, Potter – who also serves as president of the North Dakota Association of School Resource Officers (NDASRO) – is in charge of teaching the program options. “Your first choice is to barricade where you're at. Your second choice is to get out or get away from the danger. And – if both of those fail – then your third choice is to take back control,” he said, “by making noise, creating distance, throwing things and – in an absolute worst-case scenario – swarming the shooter, taking control of the limbs and using body weight to drop down.” Perhaps one of the biggest changes is that those options come in no particular order. "You pick and choose what makes sense for that situation," Potter said. "We're emphasizing survivability over accountability. That's a major philosophical switch.” Though these new tactics have paved the way, the question still remains: what can we do to make our schools safer? 8 / THE GOOD LIFE / urbantoadmedia.com
"The bottom line is that we keep kids alive. We don't want kids and teachers turning off lights, locking doors and just hoping for the best." – Potter “The No. 1 thing we can do is get rid of denial. Admit that, yes, bad things can happen here... so what are we going to do to protect ourselves?” Potter said. "The other thing we need to ask ourselves is: what's our school climate like? What are we doing to about making sure kids are feeling connected to somebody – at least one trusted adult in the building?” Although first intended for schools, Jahner and Potter found the interest for Options-based Lockdown expanded beyond their intended reach. Since June 2017, they have trained more than 1,000 people in Cass and Clay counties and are beginning to widen their reach to Valley City, N.D., and Mahnomen, Minn. •
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