President Trump: Have Education Department Mandate Active Shooter Protocols By Lawrence Meyers, February 15, 2018 "I'm a small government guy, however, it's sadly apparent that the United States of America is paralyzed with political indecision over something the State of Israel figured out more than 40 years ago: all schools should have mandated security features and active shooter protocols. The horrific scene in Parkland, and the upsetting videos broadcast from the school during the shooting, should be the final straw. The kids should not have been hiding and screaming, they should have been in the midst of a pre-determined security protocol. President Trump, if the Department of Education can force Americans to deal with the disaster of Common Core, it can certainly issue a federal mandate regarding school security. The time is now. My personal manifesto is that government should never get involved in an issue unless an ongoing clear and present danger exist...