To better prepare civilians for active shooter events, the Chattahoochee Technical College Police Department will be offering free Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events training sessions on Saturday, May 21, at the college’s Paulding Campus, located at 400 Nathan Dean Blvd. in Dallas.
Participants can attend either a session from 10 a.m. to noon or a second session from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
“As Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council-certified officers, campus police conduct force-on- force training twice a year. It is also imperative that civilians have a plan for surviving an active shooter event. The free active shooter training sessions being offered at the Paulding Campus are designed to educate civilians on what they should do if faced with an active shooter event by providing strategies and guidance,” CTC Police Chief Charles Spann said.
The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events course is designed and built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend strategy developed by ALERRT in 2004. Topics include the history and prevalence of active shooter events, the role of professional guardians, civilian response options, medical issues and drills.
For more information, contact Officer Tim Hilley at 770-443- 3636 or email .

About Chattahoochee Technical College:
A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, Chattahoochee Technical College is the largest technical college in the state with more than 15,000 students enrolled in the past academic year. The college has eight campus locations serving the counties of Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Gilmer, Paulding, and Pickens. CTC provides a high quality, easily accessible college education at a fraction of the cost of other area colleges and universities. Chattahoochee Technical College awards more than 70 certificates, diplomas and associate degrees in 45 programs of study through traditional classroom courses as well as online training. The college also provides the community with learning opportunities, including customized workforce training, adult literacy and continuing education programs. For more information, visit www.ChattahoocheeTech.edu.