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Active Shooter Video

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Report: 'Active Shooter' Training Video Available to Bergen Schools

The video, filmed at David E. Owens Middle School, depicts two armed shooters breaking into a local school, and aims to teach school officials and emergency workers how to respond, report says

A new 20-minute video that depicts how police agencies, fire departments, emergency responders and school personnel should react to “active shooter” situations in schools is now available to districts across Bergen County, NJ.com reported Tuesday. “Lockdown,” which was produced by the County Prosecutor’s Office and filmed at David E. Owens Middle School over a year ago, simulates a two armed attackers breaking into the school with rifles and a homemade bomb, the report says. According to NJ.com, the video shows how two teachers react to the situation differently, and points out which reaction is better, and why. "There have been so many [school shootings], and no two are ever identical," said Bergen County Police Sgt. John LaDuca explained…

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