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Hall schools train on responses to mental illness, behavioral problems
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McEver Arts Academy Principal Matthew Alexander and counselor Ally Diesch participate in angry student role-playing scenarios Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at the Hall County Schools central office as part of part a mental health and crisis intervention training. Hall County Schools administrators, staff, faculty and school resource officers attended the event. - photo by Scott Rogers
Sgt. Jeff Fleming of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office isn’t coy when asked whether he’s on higher alert now for threats to student safety in local schools. “You can’t be in a law enforcement job without saying, ‘What if?’” said Fleming, who has served as a resource officer at North Hall High School for the last 12 years.