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�������� 13. IS GOING TO BE THERE WHEN SHE DOES. WE’LL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WELL. MAINTAINING A SECURE AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT’S THE GOAL FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AS THEY TRAINED TO PREPARE FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS. �������� 13, PATSY DOUGLAS IS JOINING US LIVE RIGHT NOW. PATSY, WHAT ARE THE OTHER GOALS OF THIS SRO TRAINING. WELL, SHERIFF PETTWAY CONTINUES TO TELL ME THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE SAFE. AND OF COURSE, THIS TRAINING IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE OFFICERS ARE COMFORTABLE. IF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER IS ON CAMPUS. NOW, SOME RESEARCH, WE FOUND THAT IN 2022, THE FBI REPORTED THAT THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 50 ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS WHICH KILLED 100 AND WOUNDED 213 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HOPING THEIR TRAININGS WILL HELP STOP SITUATIONS LIKE THESE FROM HAPPENING. SHERIFF PETTWAY LEADING THE TRAINING RIGHT NOW. HE SAYS SEVERAL AGENCIES ARE PREPARING FOR UNEXPECTED ATTACKS THAT COULD HAPPEN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. IT’S GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO INTO THE SCHOOL, KNOW WHICH HALLWAY THAT YOU’RE GOING INTO, KNOW WHICH CLASSROOM. SO THAT WAY WE CAN RESPOND FAST. THEY’RE NOT GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION, BUT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN IN ANY SITUATION QUICKLY. NOW, SHERIFF PETTWAY BELIEVES THESE CLASSES WILL HELP EDUCATE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO NEW TECHNIQUES. WEEKS ANOTHER BIG PART OF KEEPING THOSE STUDENTS SAFE IS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND