To prepare for DC trip, Canfield teachers get schooled in security

CANFIELD — Canfield Village Middle School teachers got a lesson in security from two officers from Advanced Training Group-Worldwide, a Navy SEAL-owned and operated company, to prepare for a field trip to Washington, D.C.

Diane Liggitt, eighth-grade teacher, said traveling with students isn’t getting any easier with terrorist acts becoming more common.

“I’m not nervous to travel with students, but it’s always good to get more information,” she said.

Don Fisher, ATG intelligence officer, and Scott Loveland, ATG chairman of station, used their backgrounds in numerous foreign operations and multienvironment knowledge to teach staff tips for the eighth-grade trip in June.

“D.C. could truly be like going to another country,” Fisher said.

One tip that applies to any trip away from home is awareness, Fisher said.

Fisher encouraged teachers to pay attention to their surroundings, while maintaining a cool composure and conducting normal activities.

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