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Vermont police department apologizes after visiting students witness simulated robbery, shooting

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The Burlington Police Department said it had communicated plans for the simulated shooting with the school.

A Vermont police department has apologized for a mock shooting that took place at the station while students were there as part of a school program. The Burlington High School students were visiting the Burlington Police Department through a school Year End Studies, or YES, forensics program. The mock shooting was a 'roll-playing scenario' where three members of the Burlington Police Department simulated 'a robbery scenario,' according to a news release from the department.

' The department said that it had communicated the plans for the simulation with school officials.'On 23 May 2024, police department staff and YES program staff communicated about the details of the scenarios, including saying that the training incident would involve 'using fake firearms in a mock shooting.

 

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