'They have a right to want to protect our children” - In just a few weeks, some Utah County teachers will go through training from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office with a goal to prepare for active shooting situations.
UTAH COUNTY, Utah — In just a few weeks, some Utah County teachers will go through training from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office with a goal to prepare for school shooting situations. While this was planned well before the events in Texas, Sheriff Mike Smith says he hopes this class can help teachers in Utah County stop such threats.
There have also been several false alarms in recent years but the Sheriff’s department is not taking any of them lightly. “The teachers that are taking it, the feedback has all been 100% positive,” the Sheriff said. “Most of those like myself that instruct in this we do it after hours and we donate our time to it.”In Utah, teachers are allowed to carry a gun in a classroom for defense purposes. This law has been met with criticism and Sheriff Smith explained the class has also faced criticism from outsiders.
Smith estimates that it would take law enforcement around three minutes to respond initially with waves of officers coming from further.
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