School board learns benefits of Hero911 app

An application for active law enforcement officers, dedicated to reduce law enforcement response time to active school shooting incidents, was a topic of discussion during public participation at the Oct. 17 Summerland Board of Education meeting.

Board president Ed Nordby presented the Hero911 app to the board more than a year ago.

"I think it's a really good thing the school should look into," Nordby said.

Summerland patron Daniel Parker, who works as a Nebraska State Patrol investigator, said the app is a three-prong program.

"Six-minutes of training for your faculty members. It's simply an...