German school prepares students for shooter situation
02 March 2018 |
5:00 pm
The possibility that a gunman could go on a rampage anytime is also worrying schools in Germany, but opinion is divided on how to tackle the threat. DW looks at one school that has decided to get its students prepared for the worst.
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