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Vinal Technical High School’s Criminal Justice and Protective Services Program unveiled its state-of-the-art emergency operations center Monday during a ribbon cutting attended by more than 100 people.
The collaboration is the first of its kind in a high school setting nationwide, officials said. It will provide students with hands-on, career development experience as they provide support to federal resources deployed around the United States in times of disaster.
Those present Monday included Vinal students immersed in the training program, state and local dignitaries, school administrators, as well as fire and police officers, Middletown emergency management personnel, communications workers and first responders who all gathered in the cafeteria at 60 Daniels St.