As Chatham County’s schools prepare for the start of classes, the local sheriff’s office is working to make schools safer.
On August 13, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office conducted its annual active shooter drill. The high-intensity training allows officers to practice split-second decision-making in an environment mimicking the chaos and stress of a real emergency, according to a release.
Led by CCSO’s Special Incident Response Team (SIRT) and its Student Resource Officers (SROs), the simulated emergency exercise took place in the empty hallways of Seaforth High School, where classes do not start until August 26. Participants wore full protective gear and used non-lethal simulation rounds that mimic the noise and feel of live ammunition, while also clearing classrooms, coordinating communication, and neutralizing threats…