Gov. Greg Abbott wants more active shooter response training for schools, particularly for district police and school resource officers. On Monday, the...
He also asked for an ‘after-action’ debrief of the Uvlade shooting once the investigation is complete.
The letter stated that training for all districts must start before the next school year begins, and Abbott knows that trainers within the state’s Department of Public Safety “stand ready to help provide this life-saving training to campuses across the state as quickly as possible.
Last week, the governor charged the director of the university’s Texas School Safety Center to do in-person, random intruder detection audits at campuses. He also asked state lawmakers to Over 200,000 first responders have gone through the basic course, according to the governor’s letter, which “includes 16 hours of training in team movement, room entry techniques, approach and breaching the crisis, shooting and moving, as well as post engagement priorities of work.”
Attendants are taught strategies, techniques and other various components to respond to an active shooter, such as how to determine the best points of entry or departure, Del Carmen said.
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