WEST BEND, Wis. – In the event you see one thing, say one thing: That is the message from Wisconsin regulation enforcement after final week’s mass college capturing in Uvalde, Texas.

The West Bend police chief and Dodge County sheriff say everybody performs an essential function in serving to cut back college violence.

“What we’ve determined to do on the sheriff’s workplace is begin to have a dialog about what’s it that we’ve achieved? What can we do extra?” stated Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt.

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The sheriff shares a message with the group every month. This time round, it includes the college capturing in Texas. He stated his deputies are at all times ready.

“If we’ve got an lively shooter in a college that we definitely are going to be making entry as quickly as potential to go and make it possible for we cease the risk straight away,” stated Schmidt. “We don’t know what occurred in Texas as a result of we don’t have all of the information.”

It is usually essential to concentrate on security and constructing relationships.

“That’s why we put out an extra presence to all of our Dodge County faculties by our sheriff’s deputies asking them to cease on the college, say hello to the academics. Say hello to the youngsters and type relationships,” Schmidt stated.

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Thirty-one miles east of the sheriff’s workplace, there’s one other message from West Bend Police Chief Tim Dehring.

“The West Bend Police Division had a zero tolerance coverage in the direction of any college threats, language about college threats, jokes about college threats. Snapchat, social media posts about college threats,” he stated.

West Bend Police Chief Tim Dehring

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In an almost four-minute video uploaded to Fb, the police chief additionally calls on dad and mom to speak with their youngsters.

“In 2022, any language about college threats in an academic atmosphere is similar. Please have your dialog. Make certain they perceive,” stated Dehring.

The chief additionally asks dad and mom to maintain monitor of their youngsters’ cellphone use – including that when you pay for it, be sure you have entry to it.

FOX6 additionally requested Milwaukee police for its ideas on college violence. The division launched the next assertion: 

“The Milwaukee Police Division (MPD) takes the specter of violence at our faculties very severely. MPD lately educated over 1,100 members in lively shooter coaching that was accomplished February 2022 to arrange us for any potential risk of an lively shooter. People making social media threats or jokes might face prison prices or be arrested relying on the circumstances. We proceed to collaborate with MPS Safety to make sure the protection of all our college students. MPD is dedicated to working with our group and system companions and is actively engaged on launching an software that may help in reporting potential threats or college violence. Extra info concerning this software will probably be accessible within the close to future.”