DALLAS — Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants more active shooter response training in schools, especially for district police and school resource officers.
On Monday, the governor sent a letter to Pete Blair, executive director of Texas State University’s Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training program, directing him to “begin providing ‘his organization’s training program’ to all school districts in the state, prioritizing school-based law enforcement.
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