Auditors found that state law does not require schools to include procedures for responding to active shooter events in their school safety plans and that, as a result, too many schools failed to include such provisions. (cabinetreport.com)
The typical active shooter event lasts 15 minutes. (inc.com)
Data on mass shootings tells a similar story: According to the FBI's report on active shooter events between 2000 and 2013, only about 3 percent were stopped by a civilian with a gun. (vox.com)