By Bill Zeeble, KERA News, Dallas
DALLAS – Friday’s horrific Connecticut school shooting that left at least 27 people dead has led [North] Texas officials to review their own safety plans.
Desiree Coyle, with White Settlement ISD, says after the 1999 school shootings in Columbine, White Settlement started beefing up security.
COYLE: “We developed a flight team where we have teams of people – counselors, nurses, secretaries – who receive the annual training and are ready to go to other schools in the event of a situation. We obviously have our own police department that can respond to any kind of situation quickly.”
Coyle says White Settlement, like other districts, requires drivers license photo ID’s and name badges. She says if employees see anything suspicious, they’re to report it immediately. She says better safe than sorry. District enrollment is at about 6,400, similar in size to that of Newtown, CT, where enrollment is approximately 5,150.
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