By Richard Bammer

Vacaville Unified officials will host districtwide trainings that cast an eye on safety and emergencies, gatherings that will be held in the Educational Services Center, 401 Nut Tree Road.

From 4:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, officials will focus on the district’s Standard Reunification Method protocols and the organization, planning and management of an Emergency Operations Center.

At 5:30 p.m., the officials will host a parent training for emergency response.

The trainings come nearly two weeks after a mass shooting in a Parkland, Fla., high school, where 17 people, 14 students, and three adults were killed by a 19-year-old former student who wielded an AR-15, a semi-automatic rifle.

The shooting has prompted a national debate about access to military-style assault weapons, the sales of firearms and ammunition, school safety, mental illness, universal background checks, and the arming of classroom teachers.

Source: Vacaville Unified School District officials to host safety training sessions