An unannounced active shooter drill traumatized patients and staff at Michigan’s Hawthorn Center, according to a lawsuit that led to a settlement agreement.

In a shocking incident at the Hawthorn Center, a state-run children’s psychiatric hospital in Northville Township, Michigan, an unannounced active shooter drill left children and staff in terror, believing their lives were at risk.

A judge has approved a US$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,