By Allison Barrie, Fox News
Teachers will soon have access to advanced Army technology that will help prepare them for active shooters in schools.
The heartbreaking school shooting tragedy in Florida this week has left many wondering what can be done. The question on many minds is ‘what if another school shooting occurs?’
Teachers will soon be able to train and prepare to give their students the best chance of survival. Quick action by teachers, and the right action, could potentially save innumerable lives.
Dubbed EDGE (Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment), the technology was built on Epic Games’ Unreal engine and provides a virtual training space. It has been adapted for school staff and first responders to prepare for a shooter.
In EDGE, teachers can learn, practice and master how they can reduce the risks to the lives and maximize the chance of survival for their students.
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and Army Research Laboratory developed the technology and refined it with data from past school shootings to make the simulations as accurate as possible.
For the first time, any school and any first responder team, anywhere across the nation will be able to access and learn from top training – and entirely for free.
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