White County Schools Safety Supervisor Bryan Haley go the chance to see how law enforcement works together during an active shooter event.
Haley invited to attend an active shooter training in Wilson County. Haley said he attended the training after Homeland Security Agent Bryan Reynolds asked him to tag along and observe the training after White County held a small active shooter training in February.
“We have been discussing since then next steps of where we take that training next,” Haley said. “And just try to gather some ideas of how we can build on our first training and develop that into, well we are trying to develop that into something that we can grow.”
Haley said he saw how law enforcement cleared hallways and strategized to take out active shooters while first responders responded to wounded victims. Haley said attending the training was very informative and he believes it was good to see different perspectives during the event of a school shooter.
“I think it’s important for schools to try to see through the first responder’s lens and I think it’s equally important for first responders to try and see through the school lens because while we are trying to accomplish the same things with school safety we work from different perspectives,” Haley said. “So being able to just kind of get a glimpse at what that looks like from a different side I felt like was beneficial.”
Haley said he hopes the school system never has to ever go through a school shooter scenario but believes that White County Schools are in good hands should an active shooter scenario happen.
“I feel really good about our first responder team and what their role in all of school safety is,” Haley said. “Again it’s been through our district meetings we’ve had an opportunity here at the local level to see and hear each other’s different perspectives.”
Haley said that White County schools have monthly security meetings that involve first responders and law enforcement. Haley said it is never a bad idea to be prepared for the worst-case scenario.
