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Sheriffs office to provide more training after shooting
Sheriff-elect promises focus on school officers following Conn. incident
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Training for incidents like Friday’s school shooting in Connecticut is quickly becoming a priority in the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, with the sheriff-elect promising to revitalize such training, something that has been more difficult to provide deputies in recent years given budget cuts. “We have to see where (the) overtime budget is, but I assure we’re going to do some type of training, in conjunction with school resource officers,” Sheriff-elect Gerald Couch said Monday, emphasizing how important the issue is to him. The office currently provides on-site active-shooter response training at various locations including schools, hospitals and churches, something implemented several years ago, said Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks, spokesman for the office.