{"id":73332,"date":"2018-08-23T13:50:29","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/?p=73332"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:36:46","slug":"dr-nancy-zarse-discusses-how-to-talk-to-children-about-what-to-do-when-there-is-an-active-shooter-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/news\/dr-nancy-zarse-discusses-how-to-talk-to-children-about-what-to-do-when-there-is-an-active-shooter-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Nancy Zarse discusses how to talk to children about what to do when there is an active shooter situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/parenting\/wp\/2018\/08\/23\/when-a-child-asks-what-do-i-do-if-someone-points-a-gun-at-me\/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.8046c2b84795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In this article<\/a> with the Washington Post, Department Faculty, Forensic Psychology Dr. Nancy Zarse discusses how to talk to children about what to do when there is an active shooter situation.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe need to talk about what to do in an active shooter situation. This <\/em>reality<em> isn\u2019t going to go away.\u201d <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/parenting\/wp\/2018\/08\/23\/when-a-child-asks-what-do-i-do-if-someone-points-a-gun-at-me\/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.82edd81d27f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/parenting\/wp\/2018\/08\/23\/when-a-child-asks-what-do-i-do-if-someone-points-a-gun-at-me\/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.8046c2b84795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-73335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Zarse-Pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"woman in blue shirt with vest\" width=\"152\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Zarse-Pic-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Zarse-Pic-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Zarse-Pic-1-293x440.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>Dr. Zarse earned her doctorate from The Chicago School and completed her internship at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She served as Chief Psychologist at two federal prisons, and the Director of Inmate Administration at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, the maximum-security military prison. Dr. Zarse is resource staff for the FBI Hostage Negotiation Certification Course and the FBI Interview &amp; Interrogation Course, and has been selected twice as a Carnegie Scholar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/chicago\/faculty\/byname\/Nancy_Zarse\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article with the Washington Post, Department Faculty, Forensic Psychology Dr. Nancy Zarse discusses how to talk to children about what to do when there is an active shooter situation. \u201cWe need to talk about what to do in an active shooter situation. This reality isn\u2019t going to go away.\u201d Read more. &nbsp; Dr. Zarse earned her doctorate from The Chicago School and completed her internship at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 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