More than 100 Carson City School District employees took part in their first reunification drill Monday in Fuji Hall. They set up stations, established communications systems and filled out paperwork to connect parents with students after a hypothetical active-shooter scenario impacting a school campus.
The drill reinforced staff members’ skills in assigning roles as incident command leaders in an emergency situation. They also identified weaknesses or challenges if a step didn’t make sense or if they needed to manage resources more efficiently before a possible bad day comes.
“The objectives of the training were to improve knowledge of emergency response procedures, the Incident Command System (ICS) and our emergency communication systems,” district risk manager Ann Cyr told the Appeal.
It also kept emergency management mitigation skills they’d learned from Carly Posey — mother of two Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting survivors who talked about the importance of safety protocols at Carson High School in August — fresh on their minds, Cyr said.
Carson City’s teachers are required to attend regular trainings annually, but the reunification drill was the district’s…
