Lacey District Trains "Constantly" For School Shooting Events

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Schools Superintendent Craig Wigley does not want to publicly share school security plans in the Lacey school district precisely because of what happened in the Parkland, Florida school district yesterday.

"Our preparation does not permit us to share details on our facilities or protocols for possible breaches in our preventative plans," Wigley said. "Rest assured my school safety background and the experienced safety team in Lacey is providing progressive training along with our school administration and staff."

Nikolas Cruz, 19, who barged into his former high school with a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, one count for each of the students and adults he killed, according to the New York Times.

The Lacey district staff constantly trains for a variety of events, along with the local police department, Wigley said.

The Lacey district consists of a high school, middle school and four elementary schools. The district just added a fully armed school resource officer - "a big change and addition to our security" to the high school at the beginning of the school year, he said.

"The horrible event in Florida strengthens our resolve to continue our preparation and training to ensure the utmost safety for our children and staff in Lacey Township Schools," Wigley said.

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