(COUNTY OF BRANT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), County of Brant Detachment, OPP In-Service Training (IST) Team, County of Brant Fire Services and County of Brant Paramedics, along with Paris District High School staff and students are conducting a training scenario.
On Friday, May 2, 2014, high school staff, students, police, fire and paramedics will meet at Paris District 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. The protocols include agreed upon terminology and stages to assess and respond the risk to school occupants and the community.
This training scenario allows staff and students the ability to practice their safety protocols, which are in place in the event of emergency situations. The scenario also assisted 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 the fact that despite our best efforts, incidents involving threats to school safety could happen anywhere any time and no community is immune. Regular Lockdown drills are mandatory (a minimum of two per year) at Ontario schools,†comments Staff Sergeant Bev Prevett, Operations Manager, County of Brant OPP Detachment.