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Active shooter drills set to be held in QC schools – PNP
MANILA – To boost safety and security in schools in Quezon City, the police and the city
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio told reporters in a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon that they will launch a dry run of simulation exercises of possible attacks in schools, in line with the Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla's implementation of the Safer Cities program.
He said the launch of the initiative was tentatively set this Friday, and will also cover scenarios such as stabbing, bomb threats and riots, aside from shootings.
“Since yung inimplement natin yung Safer Metro Manila ang instruction ng ating SILG na one police officer and one barangay tanod ang magbabantay sa schools natin, mag-start yung klase hanggang matapos ang ginawa natin then meron tayong ginawang student’s security protocol \ in coordination with the LGU (local government unit) (Since we implemented the Safer Metro Manila, our SILG instructed that one police officer and one barangay guard will guard our schools, from the start of classes until we finish what we did, then we have implemented a student's security protocol in coordination with the LGU),” Silvio said.
According to Silvio, they also want students to be trained in defending themselves when they are in front of attackers.
“Gusto kasi ni Mayor Joy Belmonte na mai-train talaga yung mga estudyante. I think meron kaming dry run by Friday, apat na scenario yun, parang reaction natin sa earthquake drill na dapat ganun din sa mga estudyante. Alam nila kung ano ang gagawin in case meron active shooter, stabbing incident, bomb threat and yung riot inside the classrooms kasi yung apat na scenarios na yun ginawan natin ng audio visual presentation para maipakita sa estudyante (Mayor Joy Belmonte really wants the students to be properly trained. I think we have a dry run this Friday. There are four scenarios, similar to how we react to earthquake drills, which should be the same for the students. They should know what to do in case of an active shooter, stabbing incident, bomb threat, and a riot inside the classrooms, because we have created an audiovisual presentation for these four scenarios to show to the students),” he added.
The QCPD has beefed up security in schools following attacks in learning institutions, including a shooting spree in a school in Tacloban City that left three students dead and 20 others wounded.
Earlier, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., said police commanders were tasked to coordinate with local Department of Education (DepEd) offices and school authorities from both private and public schools to ensure police presence in the conduct of the drill.
This, he said, will also strengthen the trust and confidence of learners in the police and give them peace of mind while in their respective schools.
Nartatez said the PNP will continue to provide all the necessary support systems to prevent a repeat of such an unfortunate incident in Tacloban City, which is the first case of a school gun attack in the country.
Aside from regular police visibility orders that require officers to include schools in regular beat patrols, the PNP also backed programs that include guidance counselling and setting up of anti-bullying desks involving its personnel from the Women and Children Protection Desk.
Nartatez said he also tasked police commanders to coordinate with school authorities for the possible presence of policemen during Monday’s flag-raising ceremony, similar to what he initiated when he was still a young chief of police.
“The children are the future of this country and as such, it is our mandate, it is our obligation to protect them and to make them feel safe not only in their homes and on the streets, but also in their schools,” he said. (PNA)
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