South Suburban School Prepares for Worst-Case Scenario with 'Active Shooter' Drill
Campus police were joined by more than 150 community members in playing out a fictitious story line in which two sisters with guns ambushed Joliet Junior College.
Pete Sedlacek, a member of the National Guard and a Romeoville resident, had something to tell Joliet Junior College Police Chief Pete Comanda. Pulling out his dog tags, he told him that if someone with a gun was coming at him, he wouldn't be sitting by and doing nothing. And Sedlacek stayed true to his word Wednesday afternoon, taking an active role in Joliet Junior College's "active shooter" drill. Every year for the last five years, the JJC Police Department hosts a drill to train its staff and community members about what to do if a gunman actually does come on campus and begin shooting. Nearly 160 people attended the drill, which was held just weeks after a shooter went into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and …
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