Residents and businesses near North Bay Elementary School may hear a commotion – fire alarms, sirens and possibly gunfire – Friday morning as part of a Biloxi Public Schools training exercise to help keep schools safe.
Students will not be on campus Friday because of a fall holiday. The active shooter drill is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and is expected to be completed about 1 p.m.
Among those involved in the exercise will be Biloxi School Resource Officers, Biloxi Police officers and the department’s SWAT team, AMR and the Biloxi Fire Department.
See the Biloxi Public Schools website
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