SIDNEY — Sidney City Schools held an active shooting training drill at the high school on Wednesday.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, the drill was treated like a real active shooter situation and designed to prepare staff and local first responders for any situation.
A helicopter transported actors acting as victims of gunshot wounds.
The sound of a shotgun triggers a front office worker to make an emergency call.
The first people to respond is the armed response team made up of some teachers and staff who can quickly access weapons from inside the school.
Several first-response agencies enter the school. They come in separately based on the estimated time it would take to respond to a normal 911 call.
Their job is to find the shooters.
Once law enforcement stops the shooters, they search the school looking for any other threats.
At the same time, EMS helps gunshot victims who are taken by ambulance.
Superintendent Bob Humble said he’s proud of the preparation his district is making to keep students safe and that his students’ safety is always the number one priority. He said this is just one of many things being used to keep them safe
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