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Deputies Trained on School Shooting Procedures

Updated: Tuesday, February 12 2013, 08:30 PM EST
PICKAWAY COUNTY --  Central Ohio sheriff's deputies spent much of Tuesday learning how to approach -- and stop --possible school shooters.

Twenty-two Pickaway County deputies were trained by Franklin County S.W.A.T. officers on the best practices to employ in the event of an active shooting incident inside a school.

Trainees were transported to Westfall High School, where they rushed in carrying mock rifles, in response to different scenarios in the halls and in the classrooms.

Twenty-two additional Pickaway County deputies will go through the training tomorrow.

Sheriff Robert Radcliff told ABC 6/FOX 28 anyone who might be called on to respond to a school shooting will undergo the training session.

Later this week, the Sheriff will meet with the county's school superintendents to evaluate their school safety plans.

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Reporter: Carol Luper
Web Producer: Ken HinesDeputies Trained on School Shooting Procedures