Pittsboro.- In anticipation of the new school year, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office conducted a school shooting drill.
The Bureau reported that on Wednesday, August 14, it prepared its school patrol officers (SROs) through a comprehensive active shooter drill intended to improve their response skills.
The quiet hallways of the Moncure School came alive with the sounds of tactical maneuvers and simulated gunfire, he said.
While the scene may have seemed alarming to an outsider, it was a controlled environment, carefully designed by authorities. It was intended to replicate the high-pressure conditions of an active shooter scenario, he said.
He stressed that this year’s exercise was conducted to provide SROs and other officers with a realistic training experience.
He said the intensity of the shooting drill was recreated to reflect the potential chaos of a real-life incident.
The aim was to require officers to make quick decisions and to ensure effective communication between all participants, he explained.
“While we hope to never have to use this training in a real-life situation, we must be prepared for any possibility.
“Our children, teachers and school staff trust us to protect them, and that is a responsibility we take very seriously,” said Sheriff Mike Roberson.
Credit: Chatham County Sheriff’s Office
They will maintain communication with students
Following the shooting drill, SROs will continue to interact with students and staff throughout the school year.
The above is to promote relationships based on trust and security.
Their presence on campus provides immediate protection.
But it also serves as a reminder of the Office’s commitment to keeping the school community safe, she said.
Students – and their SROs – return to Chatham County classrooms for the first day of the new school year on August 26.
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