"School Shootings: How to Respond".  The article gives strategic recommendations for school districts to use such as having a mental health crisis plan, creating intervention teams consisting of school counselors, teachers, and staff. There also needs to be frequent training and rehearsal to retain the appropriate responses to a crisis. 

I also reviewed the article "Do Schools' Active-Shooter' Drills Prepare or Frighten?" The article discusses how traditional lock down drills are being replaced with multi option lock down drills that teach students and staff a variety of ways to respond and escape the situation. The article describes the controversy between exposing students to intense safety responses such as ALICE. Some parents and school board members are opposing these active shooter drills because they do not want the young children exposed to discussions about violence. 
This topic about schools being prepared for active shooters is important for educators to be aware of because school staff needs to know what protocols are in place and what resources are available. One legal issue related to this topic is the type of security that the school has and if the school wants to use a specific lock down drill. Some parents are petitioning against the active shooter drills because of their concerns regarding the child's well being.
As a school counselor this topic is important because the counselor needs to make sure that a proper crisis intervention is in place and know how to handle students who are concerned about a school shooting happening at their school. It is also important to know how to communicate and work with parents about the steps that they will take if a act of violence occurs.