LEE COUNTY, Fla. — By now, the nation has seen the dramatic video of Audrey Hale shooting her way into the school and wandering the halls with a gun. She also shot and killed a substitute teacher and a janitor– a wake-up call for all schools, especially the smaller private schools.

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So what is Lee County doing about keeping local students safe?

“They use multi-levels of protection that includes but is not limited to single point of entry, access control doors, locked classrooms, and school resource officers,” the school district said in a statement. “We continually look for ways to improve and strengthen our schools.”

What about the smaller private schools?

Many we spoke to say they keep their doors locked and have cameras. Now they are looking at more ways to heighten security.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said he wants to help.

“It is bone chilling when you watch a video like that and you sit back and say, ‘What could have been done differently?’” Sheriff Marceno said. “What could we do better in the future?’

This is what he said he will do in case of a school threat:

“We will be outside that school and meet deadly force with deadly force,” Sheriff Marceno said.

He said students and staff shouldn’t be afraid while gaining an education. He wants LCSO to ease fears for everyone in Lee County schools.

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