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When a student warns classmates about a planned attack, should schools be able to lock down and alert police immediately, even if the threat turns out to be a false alarm?

A teenager who had warned classmates beforehand killed at least three people in a school shooting in the Philippines, prompting debate over how schools should respond to advance warnings.

  • Yes, immediate lockdown should be the default
  • No, false alarms do too much harm to overreact