DETROIT — A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children, an event that terrified kids and staff and caused them to scramble for cover, text family and urgently call 911.
They were barricading the doors, trying to figure out how to protect the children.”Fifty children at the hospital each will receive roughly $60,000.
“The state recognized that this was really a bad decision and harmed a lot of people,” she said of the drill.
“We regret that our patients, staff and community were negatively affected by the unfortunate incident in December 2022,” she said.
Wagner said the drill was organized by the Hawthorn Center’s safety director, who still works for the state.
Persons:
Robin Wagner, ” Wagner, ’ ”, Wagner, ”, James Redford, Lynn Sutfin, “
Organizations:
DETROIT, Hawthorn Center, of Health, Human Services, Hawthorn
Locations:
Michigan, Detroit
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