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Active Shooter Procedures Still Evolving

About half the people involved in the recent mass shooting in San Bernardino escaped the situation without physical injury even though they were boxed in when the two shooters came into the room. The horrific scenario raises the question what people should do if they are confronted with a hostile someone wielding a gun or other weapon. WGLT's Charlie Schlenker took up the issue of best practices with Curt Richardson, the safety director for Unit Five Schools. Richardson says the recommended responses to emergency situations have changed in the last decade.

Hear how Richardson recommends dealing with cell phones during a hiding scenario.

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Listen to Unit Five Superintendent Mark Daniel.

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WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.