US Secret Service, local law enforcement participate in two upcoming school safety events

Two separate events will be held at two central Pennsylvania school districts prior to students returning to classrooms for the 2019-20 school year, where educators and experts will learn to how to respond and manage dangerous situations on school campuses.

One event, hosted by the US Secret Service and US Rep. Scott Perry, will take place August 6 at Middletown High School, 1155 N. Union St. And, the second one, an Active Attack Response Training Event at Central Dauphin East Middle and High Schools, 626 Rutherford Road, is scheduled August 9.

During the four-hour seminar at Middletown, members of the US Secret Service will provide “proactive targeted threat mitigation and prevention to bolster school safety," according to Perry’s office. Teachers and administrators will learn "warning signs” to help stave off situations like as an active shooter.

Perry’s office reported that over 130 education and mental health experts, who represent nearly 50 public and private schools from across the 10th Congressional District are expected to attend. In addition to Perry, and members of the US Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, Middletown Area School District Superintendent Dr. Lori Suski will be in attendance.

Swatara Township and Lower Paxton Township police departments, and Central Dauphin School District will participate in another event three days later. The event includes multiple police, fire and EMS units from throughout Dauphin County.

Central Dauphin School District, the Dauphin County Emergency Department of Public Safety and the South Central Task Force will work together to "focus on the integration of fire and EMS personnel with law enforcement officers through the implementation of an integrated Incident Command System, tactics for locating and removing the active attack threat, the utilization of Rescue Task Force teams and a review of the principals of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care,” according to a Dauphin County Commissioners statement.

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