Orange County spending $4 million on plan to train schools for active shooter situations

SANTA ANA — Orange County supervisors on Tuesday approved a three-year, $4 million contract with the Orange County Department of Education to run a school-based violence reduction project that includes training to deal with active shooters.
The county has had a School-Based Violence Prevention Education Services program dating back to 2013, but this year training for active shooters was added.
The program includes supplying “crisis-response” experts for emergencies, education a