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Student say mock drill caused injuries { December 11 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.idaho8.com/2003stories/December/11.htm http://www.idaho8.com/2003stories/December/11.htm Thursday, December 11, 2003 Students say Mock Drill caused Injuries AT LEAST FOUR TEENS SAY THEY WERE INJURED, WHEN POLICE FIRED PAINTBALLS AT THEM DURING A HOSTAGE DRILL. POLICE OFFICERS AND SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES USED MADISON HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR MOCK DRILL. STUDENTS WERE TOLD THE DRILL WOULD HAPPEN.THEY JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHEN. YESTERDAY, POLICE ENTERED THE BUILDING TAKING VOLUNTEER STUDENTS AS HOSTAGES. SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS WERE HIT BY THE PAINTBALLS. RANDI WEATHERSTON SAYS SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO PARTICIPATE. THAT'S UNTIL SHE WAS USED AS A HUMAN SHIELD AND SHOT AT A NUMBER OF TIMES BY PAINT BALLS. THIS WAS THE SCENE AT MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HOSTAGE DRILL. AROUND A HUNDRED PEOPLE, INCLUDING STUDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMNT AND MEDICAL STAFF CREATED A MOCK HOSTAGE CRISIS. PAINT BALLS WERE FIRED. AND SOME STUDENTS HIT. RANDI WEATHERSTONINJURED IN DRILL: "It hurt really bad like five feet away they were shooting paint balls and i got a bunch of bruises." RANDI WEATHERSTON HAS BRUISES ON HER LEG AND ARM. SHE SAYS SHE WASN'T HIT AS MANY TIMES AS A COUPLE OTHER STUDENTS. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN SHE AND A FEW OTHERS WERE TAKEN AS HOSTAGES, THEY DIDN'T MIND THAT. BUT WEATHERSTON SAYS SHE WAS SCARED WHEN THE OFFICERS STARTED SHOOTING TOWARDS THEM AND HIT THE HOSTAGES INSTEAD OF THE PRETEND SUSPECTS. Weatherston- "We didn't know what to do and we were getting shot at and we were um it was kind of scary." CHIEF LYNN ARCHIBALDREXBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT: "We wanted it to be realistic the school cooperated the students cooperated there were a few injured to some people and we feel bad about it but it was never intended to happen." THE STUDENTS HIT IN YESTERDAY'S DRILL WERE TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE DEPARMTENT IS PAYING THOSE BILLS.ALONG WITH REIMBURSING A FEW OF THE STUDENTS RUINED CLOTHES. "It was pretty chaotic and a lot of stuff happened that shouldn't have." "We made some mistakes we made mistakes that we would do different next time." THE POLICE AND SHERIFF'S STAFF MET TODAY. THEY HEARD FROM A STUDENT AND HIS DAD ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WILL DEFINITELY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME. THE REXBURG POLICE CHIEF SAYS HE DOES APPOLIGZE TO THE STUDENTS INJURED. BUT HE SAYS THE EXPEREINCE WAS POSITIVE AND BENEFICIAL TO THOSE INVOLVED. THE STUDENTS TAKEN AS HOSTAGES WERE TOLD THEY COULD LEAVE IF THEY WANTED TO, BUT WEATHERSTON AND THE OTHERS STAYED. Return to index of stories...

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