Tess Trice, head of the day care program, carries out monthly drills to train the children to get on the floor when they hear gunfire.
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Justice Buress, 4, hides under a table while demonstrating a drill at Little Explorers Learning Center in St. Louis.
St. Louis mental health counselor Lekesha Davis says children and their parents can become desensitized to the violence around them — where even one's home doesn't feel safe.
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At this day care center, 'Dora' means drop
The children at Little Explorers Learning Center are getting reacquainted with their daily routine now that the day care facility has reopened for families of essential workers as the COVID pandemic stay-at-home orders loosen.
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Trice called parents that day to see if they wanted to pick up their children early.
