Oconee County Schools Train Staff In Response To Active Shooters

Dallas LeDuff, director of Student Services for Oconee County Schools, assured members of the Board of Education on Monday that Oconee County Schools have procedures in place to provide safety at the system’s campuses.

Included, LeDuff said, are surveillance cameras in every building and on each school bus and security vestibules at the school buildings with remote locking mechanisms that deny access to the students in the schools.

LeDuff made no mention of the Parkland, Fla., or other school shootings, but he said that last year all staff were trained in civilian response to active shooters by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.

School staff will be participating in refresher Response To Active Shooter Training by the Sheriff’s Office shortly and will be reminded of specific strategies for responding to active shooters, LeDuff said.

Consistent with Board of Education policy for work sessions, Board Chair Tom Odom did not allow any questions or comments from citizens following LeDuff’s presentation.

For more on the story, including a video of the meeting, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Dallas LeDuff before Board of Education.