An empty school building provided an optimal environment this summer for area law enforcement to gain active shooter threat training in real classrooms.
The Gettysburg Area School District Board recently hired two school police officers with more than two decades of service each with Pennsylvania State Police (PSP).
A parent shared school safety concerns at a recent Gettysburg Area School District (GASD) Board meeting, asking when school police officers will be in place in district buildings.
The school police officer program received a $160,000 increase in funding for the 2022-23 school year at Gettysburg Area School District (GASD), according to district officials.
A 1989 Gettysburg Area High School graduate is coming home to the district as its new director of safety and security, school police officer, for the 2022-23 school year.