U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez told fellow House lawmakers that her 3-year-old son began talking about “shooting bad guys” after a recent active shooting drill at his day care.

During an impassioned speech Tuesday evening, she said other parents she talked with have expressed concerns about the adverse impact drills may have on their children and being unable to opt out, as they are mandatory in some states like Washington.

A proposal sponsored by Gluesenkamp Perez would block funding for mandatory school shooting drills unless parents of students under 16 have the option of keeping their kids out of the drills. The bill passed by a bipartisan voice vote during the House Appropriations Committee meeting to consider the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

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