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Attorney
General Mike DeWine
Training Video sent to All Ohio
School Districts
Video
entitled "School Shootings: How to be Aware, Prepare,
and be a First Responder in a Crisis"
(LONDON,
Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today
he is sending a training video to every school district in Ohio to arm
administrators, teachers, and school employees with knowledge should
they ever
face a school shooting crisis.
"Quite
frankly, I hope it's knowledge no one in Ohio will ever
have to use from this day forward," said DeWine. "But the reality is
if there's a school shooting, teachers, principals, janitors, and
others who
work in that school become first responders.
Our goal is to help them plan, train,
and prepare, with the help of
local law enforcement partners."
The
video, entitled "School Shootings: How to be Aware,
Prepare, and be a First Responder in a Crisis", is an extension of
in-person training that's been offered to educators around the state
since
January, through the Attorney General's Ohio Peace Officer Training
Academy
(OPOTA).
So
far, OPOTA instructors have held 24 training sessions, which
4,262 participants have attended. 41 more sessions are scheduled
between now
and the end of the year.
The
in-person training and video include information about what
Attorney General law enforcement experts have learned about shooters in
prior
incidents like Chardon, Columbine, and Virginia Tech.
The
course also covers how to identify potential threats and
reduce the danger of deadly escalation, how to coordinate with school
administrators and law enforcement in the face of a real-time threat,
and most
importantly, how to save lives.
"As
we remember each and every school shooting tragedy across
the country and here in Ohio, may it serve as a reminder we need to
train for
the unthinkable event," said DeWine.
Educators
can contact OPOTA with any questions about the video or
in-person training by emailing AskOPOTA@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov or
calling
740-845-2700.
Two
clips from the training video can be seen on the Ohio Attorney
General's website.
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