DISASTER● ELEVATEDAug 19 · Aug 19, 2026, 10:00 AM
Thai schools hold active shooter drills after deadly attack
South China Morning Post
Schools in Thailand conducted active shooter drills on Wednesday, as authorities moved to strengthen security measures two weeks after a 14-year-old opened fire at a school and killed at least eight people. At the Surasamontree School in Bangkok, students took part in a “run, hide, fight” exercise, with a police officer dressed in black and acting as a mock attacker, armed with a handgun and an assault rifle firing blanks. Students ran from the gunman and hid under tables and behind locked...
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