Law class visited by Special Emergency Response Team

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Today, Mr. Jeff Houck's third period Introduction to Law class was visited by two Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) members. They brought with them their $250k+ military style armored vehicle Bearcat, which was parked behind the wood shop by the high school.

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