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The Polk County Sheriff's Office will train faculty members at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., in law enforcement tactics and will consider them “special deputies” with the goal of stopping an active shooter, ABC News reported. The training will allow faculty and staff to carry concealed weapons on campus. "We know one more critical thing we can do to reduce the number of lives impacted in an active assailant incident is a shorter response time for the good guys to interrupt and stop the bad guy," Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference.
Trained employees will be considered “special deputies” with the limited purpose of providing university security, according to ABC News. “We are excited about this new program that will result in well-trained staff being available on campus to rapidly respond to any active assailant threat,” said Kent Ingle, university president.
