5200 SW 30 th Street. The drill simulated an incident of violence that involved adults in the school. Students, who were informed about the drill, remained in their classrooms and were not involved except for a simulated evacuation that took place at normal school dismissal time. The drill was developed with the help of the Davenport Police Department Emergency Service Team in order to proactively train police and school district personnel to respond to a crisis in a school. Also participating were the Davenport Fire Department, Medic Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management Agency of Scott County, Ryder Student Transportation, and area news media representatives.
Schools are among the safest places to be in our communities.
However, because of violent incidents in several schools across our country last year, we want to make sure we are doing everything possible with our community to curb violence and, if it happens, to lessen the harm it may cause. He and other officers worked with Sheri Womack, Perry principal, to inform school staff, students, parents, and neighborhood residents of the drill.