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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – With the new school year approaching, the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department is bringing its annual active shooter preparedness workshop directly to school campuses across Pima County.<\/p>\n

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They will train school staff and participating students ages 12 to 20.<\/p>\n

13 News got a look inside the program Thursday at Tortolita Middle, where participants practiced the \u201cRun, Hide, Fight\u201d model during an active shooter scenario.<\/p>\n

The PCSD said the training evolves every year, shaped by real incidents and lessons learned nationwide. The workshops have rotated through different schools over the past three weeks, making it easier for school communities to take part without traveling far.<\/p>\n

The PCSD program is a multi-agency collaboration, involving the Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, and Pima Community College police departments, as well as U.S. Border Patrol BORSTAR.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the ninth year that we\u2019ve put this active shooter workshop on,\u201d said Lt. Devin Houston with PCSD. \u201cOver the years, we\u2019ve had over 2,500 administrators or school professionals go through this training.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PCSD said the instruction is spread across a three-week series: three days of eight-hour classroom training followed by a one-day, eight-hour advanced active shooter class where participants take part in scenario-based simulations.<\/p>\n

Steven Lathen, the Director of Student Services for the Continental School District, said he\u2019s participated in the trainings for the past five years \u2014 initially joining when he was tasked with improving his school\u2019s safety protocols.<\/p>\n

\u201cSchool safety and teaching our kids how to respond is just putting on that seatbelt, and it\u2019s second nature for our kids at our district,\u201d Lathen said. \u201cIt\u2019s not something that they\u2019re scared of; they embrace it, they know the why, just like putting on a seatbelt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lathen said while the topic is frightening, it\u2019s a reality educators and staff have to be prepared for. He said he believes training early makes a difference for students of all ages.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have had great success at our district, even with our kindergarteners, who are five years old. They can block and barricade a door, they can hide, and they can go quiet,\u201d Lathen said. \u201cSeeing this with my own eyes, they just embrace what we learn here today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The training also underscores the role of school resource officers \u2014 an issue Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has pushed.<\/p>\n

Last month, Horne directed the use of $53 million in school safety funding to help secure funding for armed school resource officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis helps people to know what they should do in case of an emergency, but it\u2019s no substitute for having a police officer there,\u201d Horne said. \u201cWe owe it to the students and the teachers and the staff to protect them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PCSD said participation continues to grow, with 221 people last year and 233 already taking part this year. <\/p>\n

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