Schools Stay Prepared With Intruder Class

New Haven Schools faculty and staff received a refresher course on how to handle active shooter situations last week from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

School personnel were given the initial intruder training—a four-hour presentation—last year. The sheriff’s office provides the training at schools throughout the county on a regular basis.

New Haven uses the standard protocol developed after a shooting incident in Colorado a few years ago.

“It’s just a standard response for law enforcement and school districts to be on the same page for active shooter events,” said the training officer, Lt. Michael Richardson, also a member of the county’s SWAT team.

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