2021 Police Annual Report_v5 (1)

RESCUE TASK FORCE

SCHOOL SECURITY

The Orland Park Police Department continues to enjoy a strong partnership dedicated to school safety with all of the schools located within the Village of Orland Park. This partnership includes ten schools in District 135, Carl Sandburg High School, Saint Michael School, Kruse Education Center, and Fernway Park School along with various colleges universities, pre-schools and day care centers. The department has three (3) dedicated School Resource Officers (SROs) that meet regularly with school officials to share safety-related information. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the Orland Park Police Department still participated in nine (9) lock down drills at the local schools in 2021. As part of a continual commitment to school safety, the department held a multi-agency training day with Orland Fire Protection District and Palos Fire Protection District at Carl Sandburg High School and the Orland Square Mall in 2021. All three agencies practiced a coordinated Rescue Task Force response to an Active Shooter situation within the school.

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