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Beech Grove SRO says locked classroom doors and training reduced incidents at start of school year
Summary
Lieutenant Rinks reported a calm start to the year, described an active‑shooter drill that emphasized locked doors, outlined staffing and traffic adjustments, and noted a parent ban and a new director of school safety announced at a press conference.
Lieutenant Rinks, the district's School Resource Officer, told the Beech Grove City Schools board on Aug. 12 that the school year has started “really good” with few major incidents and that recent safety work has focused on keeping classroom doors closed during instructional time and on active‑shooter training exercises.
Rinks said staff and students have responded to the closed‑door emphasis and that a June active‑shooter drill at the middle school showed the practical effect: if doors are locked, officers would need a key or breaching equipment to enter. “If we can't get in and your doors are locked and we call for a…
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