HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The Harris County Department of Education issued the following press release:

School safety continues to be at the forefront of conversation in education, so Harris County Department of Education's (HCDE) Center for Safe and Secure Schools (CSSS) continues to serve as an industry leader in providing professional development and training opportunities for school district leaders, first responders and community partners.

The latest training gave nearly 50 attendees a hands-on approach to best optimize their emergency preparedness plans. Held Sept. 9 at the Irvington conference center, the daylong "Operationalizing School Safety Training" best defined real-world strategies to manage incidents, demonstrated clear ...