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Board presses for active-shooter drills and clearer incident command with local and state agencies
Summary
Board members raised concern that roles among town police, county sheriff and state police could be unclear in an active-shooter incident and urged scheduling district-wide drills and inviting a regional trainer to establish incident-command clarity and communications protocols.
Board members expressed concern about the district’s readiness if an active-shooter incident occurred, saying the district lacks a clear, practiced incident-command structure that accounts for incoming town police, the sheriff’s office and state police.
A member asked, "if we actually have an active shooter who who's our sniper team and there really was no answer," and urged the board to schedule a drill and invite a trainer from Charleston to walk through roles and communications. Members discussed radio access, interagency coordination and the need to rehearse response steps so that school staff know how to shelter students and how outside agencies will integrate with school procedures.
Board members agreed to plan a drill and to involve outside agencies in order to practice communications and clarify command during a response. The board noted prior walkthroughs had been conducted by external personnel but that staff turnover had limited continuity of those efforts.
Next steps: administration will contact the recommended trainer and schedule a drill that includes local law enforcement and state police, and the district will update procedures and communications plans based on drill findings.
