(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment, OPP In-Service Training (IST) Team, Norfolk County Fire Services and Norfolk County Paramedics along with Holy Trinity High School staff and students conducted a training scenario.
On Tuesday, December 17, 2013, high school staff, student’s, police, fire and paramedics met at Holy trinity High School for a mock emergency scenario where officials dealt with threats to school safety.
Since 2011, to safeguard students and school staff, OPP Detachments and Ontario Ministry of Education (EDU)-funded school boards are required to have safety protocols in place in the event of emergency situations.
This training scenario will allow staff and students the ability to practice their safety protocols, which are in place in the event of emergency situations. The scenario also assists with how emergency services respond to a threat of school safety and how those services are engaged to ensure a calm and precise response.
“We must always be prepared for incidents involving threats to school safety as no community is immune. Regular Lockdown drills are mandatory (a minimum of two per year) at Ontario schools,†comments Staff Sergeant Rob Scott, Operations Manager, Norfolk County OPP Detachment.