NEW IPSWICH, N.H. —

With the start of the school year just weeks away, some districts are rethinking their approach to safety.

"Before education, school safety is the most important thing that we really do," said Mascenic Regional School District Superintendent Elizabeth Pogorzelski.

Mascenic is one of 30 schools in the state to enroll in Blue-U Defense's new "Active Shooter 2.0" program, created by the New Hampshire-based security company.

"The landscape of school safety has changed significantly, so I think that we do need to be ready," Pogorzelski said. "And, the standardized programs that we've been using just really weren't cutting it."

The program, designed by two Granite State police officers, encourages schools to rethink how they respond during active shooter situations.

"It

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