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Police perform training exercise 2 weeks ahead of school start in Atlanta
Summary by The Atlanta Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Linda Stouffer , WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· July 21, 2026
· 2 min read
School is set to have students back in class in less than two weeks for Atlanta students. As campus officers get ready for the new school year, they have on mission above all: keeping students and teachers safe. Channel 2’s Linda Stouffer was at the new unit’s training exercise, where she got to ...
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Key takeaway “SWAT teams are great but it sometimes takes time to spin them up,” Applin told Channel 2 Action News .
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 21, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? School is set to have students back in class in less than two weeks for Atlanta students. As campus officers get ready for the new school year, they have on mission above all: keeping students and teachers safe. Channel 2’s Linda Stouffer was at the new unit’s training exercise, where she got to ...
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