Preparing for the worst: Law enforcement preparing for active shooter situation at Putnam schools
Discussing the entrances and exits of school rooms as they examine the high school’s floor plan are, from left, Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell, Eatonton police Sgt. Harold “Buddy” Bowman and officer/certified instructor Nathan Mason, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills and Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, right, listens as deputies and police officers answer his question of how to get through a locked classroom door without a key. Law enforcement toured the high school and all schools of Putnam County Charter School system Monday as they learned about and trained for school shootings. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
Putnam County Charter School System Director of School Safety Ken Vance explains to local law enforcement officers details behind previous school shootings around the country. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
With Putnam County students returning to school in about two weeks, local law enforcement officers underwent training Monday to learn more about school shootings, the type of person who might be a school shooter and to tour each of the county’s public schools and discuss their operational response.
Putnam County Charter School System School Safety Director Ken Vance and Putnam County Sheriff Howard…
