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Trish Kilpin on responding to and averting school shootings

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

December 20, 2024

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Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety Director Trish Kilpin discusses the crisis response that followed the Abundant Life Christian School shooting and assessing potential threats.

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