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How Hall, Gainesville school systems keep students safe
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Gainesville Police Sgt. Chris Jones, center, and Officer Griggs Wall chat with Gainesville High School senior Hector Becerril Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, as students begin leaving school for the day. In the aftermath of Wednesday’s deadly shooting in Florida, Gainesville City School System Superintendent Jeremy Williams said, “As a district, we are discussing and reviewing our safety plans, as we do annually.” - photo by Scott Rogers
Hall County and Gainesville school leaders worked Thursday, Feb. 15, to address the concerns of students and parents after 17 people were fatally shot Wednesday, Feb. 14, at a Florida high school in the nation’s deadliest school attack in five years. “It’s on everybody’s mind as they go back to work and back to school today,” Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield said. “My wife and I sent our youngest back to school today, and I’d be less than genuine if I said that it wasn’t on my mind.”