NEW GLASGOW — The shooting this week at Dawson College in Montreal has generated intense interest in a police project being tested in New Glasgow schools.

"We’ve had calls from all over, and this was supposed to be a pilot project this year," said Const. Ken MacDonald, who co-ordinates the town’s school resource officer program.

The Montreal tragedy highlighted the need to prepare for threats to student safety, he said. "It’s not just fire drills anymore."

Violence in school and on the playground, intruders, medical emergencies, natural disasters and vicious animals can spark confusion and trauma among staff and students...

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