It's a worst case scenario that hopefully never happens in the Friendly City. But, Woodstock Police are prepared in the event of a school shooting. Members of the force took over the old St Rita's school in Woodstock Tuesday to conduct an 'active shooter' simulation, which saw officers clear the school and approach the threat as quickly as they can while still maintaining officer safety. Constable Paul Hill says this training is an enhanced service. "This is the first time we've done it this year. We're trying to incorporate it annually. It's not mandated like other things...we've done it every-other year up to this point." Hill says they try to make the training as real as possible to give the officers a heightened sense of awareness. "For example, we'll have a subject exit into a hallway from behind, after they've already passed, we're just trying to make sure they're covering for any threats from the front, or threats from behind. We'll also throw some screaming victims at them so they can differentiate from shooting the subject and shooting an innocent victim that's just trying to get out of the school." The eight hour training day also included the Crown Attorney's office going over case law, as well as a domestic violence presentation.
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