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Training exercise helps FCSO prepare for worst
Shooter simulation held at South Forsyth High School
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Along with students, several parent volunteers were enlisted during a training exercise Friday at South Forsyth High School. Here, a worried mother is reunited with her daughter. - photo by Jim Dean
SOUTH FORSYTH — Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and emergency personnel swarmed South Forsyth High School on Friday afternoon after hearing reports of a gunman on campus. Fortunately, they were just practicing for a worst-case scenario. An actor wearing a black shirt and mask opened fire with a training gun and ran into the west hall of the school.